Softball Recap: Mt. Vernon Wins High-Profile Matchup Against East Newton

Mountaineers

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Southwest	19
04/14/25 @ Pierce City	13
04/12/25 vs Versailles	13
04/12/25 vs Versailles	10
04/11/25 vs Houston	10

Mt. Vernon faced East Newton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Mountaineers blew past the Patriots 10-2. The Mountaineers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by seven runs or more this season.

Mt. Vernon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for East Newton, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-7.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mt. Vernon beat the Patriots by a score of 10-3 later that day.