Mechanicsburg easily dispatched Catholic Central on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Indians fell just short of the Northeastern Jets by a score of 4-2 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Indians couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mechanicsburg's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 2.75 runs. As for Northeastern, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mechanicsburg beat the Jets by a score of 7-3 on Tuesday.
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