Baseball Recap: Licking Heights Hornets vs. Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets
Licking Heights lost against Mt. Vernon back in April of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Licking Heights Hornets lost 10-1 to the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets.
Licking Heights saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Ribbing, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Mt. Vernon's side, Jagger Dohn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Jonny Askew was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Konner Daughriety, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Licking Heights dropped their record down to 5-13 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Mt. Vernon, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
Licking Heights will head out on the road to challenge Olentangy Liberty at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mt. Vernon, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against West Holmes at 5:00 p.m. Mt. Vernon's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so West Holmes' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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