On Wednesday, Mercy faced North Haven in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mercy Tigers came out on top against the North Haven Nighthawks by a score of 6-2. The win was nothing new for Mercy as they're now sitting on three straight.
For North Haven's part, Reece Hebert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. Hebert has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Haven saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emelia Brandi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mercy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for North Haven, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2.
Mercy will take on Foran at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Haven, they will head out on the road to take on Lauralton Hall at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lauralton Hall is on a four-game streak of home wins, North Haven a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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