Mercy is 0-5 against Mount de Sales Academy since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mercy Magic will be playing at home against the Mount de Sales Academy Sailors at 4:15 p.m.
Mercy is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-5 to Mount de Sales Academy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
For Mount de Sales Academy's part, the team relied heavily on Maya Schipske, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Schipske has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. Olivia Ross was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Mercy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mount de Sales Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-9-1.
Mercy came up short against Mount de Sales Academy in their previous matchup on Wednesday, falling 9-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mount de Sales Academy's Marissa Webb, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Mercy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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