Baseball Preview: Mt. Pleasant Vikings vs. Yough Cougars
Mt. Pleasant is 2-8 against Yough since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mt. Pleasant Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Yough Cougars at 4:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Yough is hoping to do on Monday what McGuffey couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Mt. Pleasant's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mt. Pleasant never let McGuffey onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Mt. Pleasant might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by six runs or more this season.
Luke Nicotera spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Drzal, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Cole Chatfield was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Yough made sure to put some runs up on the board against Southmoreland on Tuesday. Everything went Yough's way against Southmoreland as Yough made off with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for Yough, who have now won three contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Mt. Pleasant's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Yough, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Mt. Pleasant might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Yough in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Mt. Pleasant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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