PREP BASEBALL
Mercersburg 2-3, Lawrenceville 1-8
MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Mercersburg Academy split a doubleheader with Lawrenceville but, most importantly, won the first game, which is the one that counted for the Mid-Atlantic Prep League standings.
In the first game for Mercersburg (3-2, 1-0), Cord Heine hit a solo homer in the fifth for a 1-0 lead. After Lawrenceville tied it with a run in the sixth, the Blue Storm won it in the eighth on Josh Edgin's two-out RBI single. Edgin and Ryan Colby (1-1) combined to pitch a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts.
PREP SOFTBALL
Mercersburg 4-2, Lawrenceville 3-10
MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Mercersburg won its first-ever softball game in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League.
Cree Riley set the table with a two-run home run in the first inning and the Blue Storm (3-2, 1-1) jumped to a 4-0 lead after three innings.
However, Lawrenceville gained a split in the doubleheader with the nightcap win, scoring 10 runs despite only six hits.
