Baseball Preview: Mount Vernon Bulldogs vs. Monroe Bearcats
The Mount Vernon Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Monroe Bearcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mount Vernon: 1.6, Monroe: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mount Vernon's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Shorecrest by a score of 3-0.
Meanwhile, Monroe unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Edmonds-Woodway.
Ryan Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Hogan, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Mount Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. As for Monroe, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.
Mount Vernon came out on top in a nail-biter against Monroe when the teams last played back in April of 2019, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Monroe's Ryan Lynch, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over 7.2 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Mount Vernon to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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