Mercyhurst Prep has gone a perfect 10-0 against Seneca recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lakers will look to defend their home field against the Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mercyhurst Prep has three straight wins, Seneca has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mercyhurst Prep will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Fairview, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Lakers never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Friday. Fans of the Lakers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Ethan Ishimaru
| 04/04/25 @ Fairview | 3 |
| 05/15/24 vs Seneca | 2 |
| 05/07/24 @ Harbor Creek | 2 |
| 05/01/24 vs Girard | 2 |
| 05/21/24 vs North East | 1 |
Ethan Ishimaru was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Manendo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Seneca came up short against North East on Monday and fell 6-2.
Michael Peterson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That run marked the first that he scored this season.
Mercyhurst Prep's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Seneca, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Seneca's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mercyhurst Prep has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Seneca, though, as they've been averaging 9.4 hits. Given Mercyhurst Prep's sizable advantage in that area, the Bobcats will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mercyhurst Prep took their victory against Seneca when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 10-1 score. Will the Lakers repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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