Baseball Preview: Mt. Mansfield Cougars vs. Champlain Valley Union Redhawks
Mt. Mansfield is 2-8 against Champlain Valley Union since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mt. Mansfield Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Champlain Valley Union Redhawks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mt. Mansfield: 3.9, Champlain Valley Union: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mt. Mansfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Mount Anthony, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Mt. Mansfield was ranked fourth). Mt. Mansfield had just enough and edged Mount Anthony out 6-5. The victory was nothing new for Mt. Mansfield as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Champlain Valley Union had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They beat the Green Knights by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-0. The result was nothing new for Champlain Valley Union, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Mt. Mansfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Champlain Valley Union, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Mt. Mansfield suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Champlain Valley Union in their previous meeting back in May. Can Mt. Mansfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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