Mercer Island's 16-6 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of the Liberty Patriots by a score of 6-4 on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mercer Island of the 12-10 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Mercer Island saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Gilroy, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Liberty's side, Rohne Klein was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Mercer Island dropped their record down to 2-4 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Mercer Island will be playing in front of their home fans against Bellevue at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bellevue's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Mercer Island's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Liberty, they will head out on the road to square off against Hazen at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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