Baseball Preview: Mt. Pleasant Vikings vs. Brownsville Falcons
The Mt. Pleasant Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Brownsville Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Pleasant is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
After a string of four wins, Mt. Pleasant's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Greensburg Salem by a score of 4-3.
Mt. Pleasant saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Drzal, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, Brownsville is still looking for their first win of the season after five contests. They fell just short of Waynesburg Central by a score of 4-3 on Saturday.
Harlan Davis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Mt. Pleasant's record is now 4-3. As for Brownsville, their record now sits at 0-5.
Brownsville's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Mt. Pleasant hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .318. It's a different story for Brownsville, though, as they've only averaged .219. Will they be able to contain Mt. Pleasant's hitters?
Everything went Mt. Pleasant's way against Brownsville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Mt. Pleasant made off with a 17-6 win. Does Mt. Pleasant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brownsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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