Mechanicsville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Patrick Henry Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mechanicsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Mechanicsville put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Freeman 11-1. The win was just what Mechanicsville needed coming off of a 13-4 defeat in their prior game.
Mechanicsville got a great performance from Bailey Johnson as she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ella Hagen, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Kendall Wilkinson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Patrick Henry had to settle for a 9-7 loss against Deep Run on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Patrick Henry has lost by exactly two runs.
Mechanicsville's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Patrick Henry, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Mechanicsville might still be hurting after the 19-2 defeat they got from Patrick Henry when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Mechanicsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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