Softball Preview: Mt. Vernon Marauders vs. Center Grove Trojans
The Mt. Vernon Marauders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Center Grove Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mt. Vernon is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Anderson onto the board and left with a 20-0 win on Monday. With that victory, Mt. Vernon brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Graci Hines made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hines was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Aubrey Lowe looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Easton Wampler, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Mikayla Oger was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Center Grove came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Bruins. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Center Grove has scored all year.
Riley Fuhr looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Center Grove's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Madisyn Tharpe, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Mt. Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Center Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
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