Baseball Preview: Mt. Vernon Rams vs. Belleville East Lancers
The Mt. Vernon Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Belleville East Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mt. Vernon fell victim to Marion and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 6-0 walloping at the hands of the Wildcats. Mt. Vernon's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Mt. Vernon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor McClure, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Belleville East's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 5-1 to Belleville West.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Belleville East, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Mt. Vernon was able to grind out a solid victory over Belleville East when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Vernon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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