Softball Preview: Mt. Vernon/Plankinton Titans vs. Bon Homme Cavaliers
The Mt. Vernon/Plankinton Titans will head out on the road to square off against the Bon Homme Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Bon Homme will come in with seven straight wins.
Mt. Vernon/Plankinton will head into Monday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Chester on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run defeat they were dealt last Monday. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton fell just short of Chester by a score of 12-10.
Addi Cushard-Feddersen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylin Johnson, who scored three runs and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, Bon Homme faced Gayville-Volin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Bon Homme beat Gayville-Volin by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 20-6. The result was nothing new for Bon Homme, who have now won nine games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Bon Homme got a massive performance out of Taryn Crites, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Reyna Alberts, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Mt. Vernon/Plankinton's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Bon Homme, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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