The Mercy Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the North Haven Nighthawks at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mercy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Hamden as Mercy made off with a 14-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mercy.
Meanwhile, North Haven came tearing into Monday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Blue Devils 13-5.
Gabriella Blanchard made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Blanchard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, North Haven got a massive performance out of Alexandra Anquillare, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Alyssa DiGiovanna was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Mercy pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for North Haven, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Mercy came up short against North Haven when the teams last played on April 5th, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Haven's Reece Hebert, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that Mercy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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