Mercy's tournament run continued when they took on Malcolm on Saturday. The Monarchs might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-7 to the Clippers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Mercy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Kratz, who went 1-for-2 while logging 1 RBI and 1 walk.
On Malcolm's side, Kaylee Christensen tossed a big game, striking out 6 batters over 5 innings while giving up 2 earned (and five unearned) runs off 8 hits. The six batters struck out were her most since August 21st, when she struck out six vs. Aurora.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Morgan Tiedeman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 while logging 3 RBIs, 2 runs, and 1 double. She has also been pretty much perfect as far as strikeouts are concerned: she hasn't struck out any for 19 straight games dating back to last season.
Mercy has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven games. That's taken a bite out of their 6-7 record this season. As for Malcolm, they have been on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's given a solid lift to their 6-7 record this season.
Mercy is taking a road trip to square off against Elkhorn at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Malcolm, they will host Beatrice at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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