The Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm will head out on the road to challenge the Malvern Prep Friars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercersburg Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Mercersburg Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Shipley.
Thomas Davenport made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Davenport was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brodie Collins was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run. Augie Bennett was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Malvern Prep is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Delbarton. Malvern Prep fell just short of Delbarton by a score of 2-1. Malvern Prep's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Jackson Melconian was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Mercersburg Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Malvern Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 31-3.
Mercersburg Academy came up short against Malvern Prep when the teams last played back in May of 2016, falling 9-5. Can Mercersburg Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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