Mercy Culture Prep's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Nazarene Christian Academy on Monday. The Mercy Culture Prep Royals sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Harvest Christian Academy Saints. This was payback for Mercy Culture Prep, who suffered a 7-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ben Utley was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Harvest Christian Academy's side, Austin Sampley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing five bases while going 1-for-3. Oliver Pettit was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Mercy Culture Prep pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Harvest Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5-1.
Mercy Culture Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harvest Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Nazarene Christian Academy at 8:00 p.m. Harvest Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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