Softball Game Preview: Triad Knights vs. Mt. Vernon Rams

The Triad Knights will take on the Mt. Vernon Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Triad will be strutting in after a win while Mt. Vernon will be coming in after a loss.

On Tuesday, Triad needed a bit of extra time to put away Highland. They had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 6-5. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by just one run.

Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Centralia on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Orphans by a score of 2-1. The Rams have struggled against the Orphans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Taylor DeSmith spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits.

At the plate, Mt. Vernon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arwin Wilkey, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double.

Triad is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.

Triad was able to grind out a solid win over Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 6-2. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.