The Mercy Monarchs will challenge the Gretna East Griffins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mercy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Skutt Catholic on Thursday. They lost 12-0 to the SkyHawks.
Meanwhile, Gretna East faced Blair in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Gretna East fell just short of Blair by a score of 2-0. The Griffins' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Kendall Johnson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Mercy's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Gretna East, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
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