Mercy Culture Prep is 0-7 against Nazarene Christian Academy since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mercy Culture Prep Royals will head out on the road to challenge the Nazarene Christian Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m.
Mercy Culture Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 25-2 defeat at the hands of Temple Christian.
Meanwhile, Nazarene Christian Academy waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Eagles 15-4. The result was nothing new for Nazarene Christian Academy, who have now won seven matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
Gracyn Whitsell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Whitsell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Whitsell was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Ware and Savannah Spangler did most of the damage at the plate: Ware went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Spangler went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Emmie Martin, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Mercy Culture Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Nazarene Christian Academy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
Mercy Culture Prep suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Nazarene Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March. Can Mercy Culture Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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