The Mercy Marlins will head out on the road to take on the Trenton Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mercy sitting on ten straight victories dating back to last season and Trenton on three.
Mercy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Allen Park, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Mercy was ranked third). Mercy walked away with a 5-0 win over Allen Park on Saturday. Give Mercy's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's seventh straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Trenton scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 22-11 margin over Carlson. Considering Trenton has won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Trenton got a massive performance out of London Williams, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Williams has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Kara Fedea was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Mercy's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Trenton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season.
Mercy came out on top in a nail-biter against Trenton when the teams last played back in May of 2022, sneaking past 3-1. Will Mercy repeat their success, or does Trenton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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