Baseball Game Preview: Mt. Vernon on Home-Turf

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Mt. Vernon is 6-1 against Murphysboro since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mt. Vernon Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Murphysboro Red Devils at 4:30 p.m.

Mt. Vernon is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Mattoon just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Greenwave by a score of 5-3.

Ty Pierce made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, everything went Murphysboro's way against Herrin on Thursday as Murphysboro made off with a 15-1 victory.

Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Murphysboro, their win bumped their record up to 11-14-1.

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