Iroquois extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 15 on Monday, dropping their season record down to 0-11 in the process. They lost 15-0 to the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers. The shutout was out of character for the Braves seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
As for Mercyhurst Prep, their win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
For Mercyhurst Prep's part, Zack Kruszewski was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Kruszewski has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Ashton, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Iroquois is set to take on their familiar foe Union City at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep will challenge rival Seneca at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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