Mercy and Hand are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Mercy Tigers will be playing at home against the Hand Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mercy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Foran just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. Mercy has struggled against Foran recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Hand had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Sheehan on Friday.
Danielle Phelan and Bianca Pasquinelli stepped up to the plate in a big way. Phelan scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Pasquinelli went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatum Cash, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Hand was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Mercy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Hand, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Mercy came out on top in a nail-biter against Hand in their previous meeting on April 10th, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hand's Grace Hall, who tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mercy still be able to contain Hall? There's only one way to find out.
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