It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mercyhurst Prep can now relate to. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fairview Tigers on Monday. Mercyhurst Prep's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Mercyhurst Prep got a good showing from Noah Trojanowski, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Trojanowski has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Fairview's side, Aari Fox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Fox was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Fox wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ed Dolansky, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Mercyhurst Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 18-5. As for Fairview, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Mercyhurst Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fairview, they will be playing at home against Saegertown at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Saegertown: 2.6, Fairview: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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