On Friday, Mercy faced Ellington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mercy Tigers took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ellington Knights. The match marked the first time this year in which Mercy was not able to get on the board.
For Ellington's part, not much got past Camryn Fisher, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Mercy off the board. Fisher has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Ellington's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Keyleigh Flaherty, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mercy's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Ellington, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-2.
Mercy will head out on the road to challenge Amity Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mercy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Amity Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Ellington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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