Mercyhurst Prep had lost 11 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 0-6 to make it 12. They came up short against the Union City Bears, falling 22-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 23-4 back in April.
As for Union City, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-4. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 11 matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
For Union City's part, the team relied heavily on Grace Chapman, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run and six RBI. Those six RBI gave Chapman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Swan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Coming up, Mercyhurst Prep will head out on the road to challenge North East at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Lakers are facing the Grape Pickers at the right time seeing as the Grape Pickers are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Union City, they will face off against Cochranton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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