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| 04/07/25 - Away | 16-11 W |
| 03/05/24 - Away | 12-1 W |
| 03/16/23 - Away | 9-2 W |
| 04/04/22 - Away | 16-0 W |
| 02/28/20 - Home | 15-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mercy is 8-2 against South San Francisco since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mercy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 25-0 margin over Jefferson. The victory was nothing new for the Bears as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South San Francisco, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Castilleja with a sharp 21-4 win on Friday. The Warriors' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
South San Francisco let Maggie Bergesen and Keira Crutchfield run wild. Bergesen went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double, while Crutchfield went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most hits Bergesen has posted since back in March. Shiloh Semans was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: South San Francisco kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
South San Francisco pushed their record up to 12-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Mercy, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Mercy beat South San Francisco 16-11 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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