The Titusville Rockets are on the road again on Friday to play the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Titusville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Oil City.
Jaxon Covell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Covell was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Covell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brett Schmidt, who went 3-for-5 with a double. Schmidt has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against North East as Mercyhurst Prep made off with a 7-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Mercyhurst Prep as they're now sitting on four straight.
Mercyhurst Prep also got a great performance from Hunter Krahe as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Josh Majczyk was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tanner Ashton, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Titusville's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Mercyhurst Prep, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Titusville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mercyhurst Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Titusville came up short against Mercyhurst Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, falling 7-4. Can Titusville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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