Girard is 2-8 against Mercyhurst Prep since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Girard Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Girard is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Northwestern on Monday. Girard came out on top against Northwestern by a score of 8-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Girard has managed all season.
Carson Stevens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mason Kalicky was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan St. Julien, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over North East on Tuesday, taking the game 6-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mercyhurst Prep.
Ethan Ishimaru was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Kruszewski, who scored a run and stole a base.
Girard's record is now 3-7. As for Mercyhurst Prep, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Girard might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Mercyhurst Prep in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mercyhurst Prep's Noah Trojanowski, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Girard knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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