North East can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They never let the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. That's more bragging rights for North East, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Sydney Wittman's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 18 Ks. Those 18 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, North East saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Holdsworth, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Cadence Jones, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
North East's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Mercyhurst Prep, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
North East will head out on the road to face off against General McLane at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mercyhurst Prep, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Fairview at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Fairview's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
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