Baseball Preview: Mt. Pleasant Vikings vs. Brownsville Falcons
Mt. Pleasant has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Brownsville Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Pleasant is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Mt. Pleasant was able to grind out a solid victory over Brownsville, taking the game 5-2.
Jacob Kitz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Nicotera, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Chatfield, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mt. Pleasant has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Brownsville, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
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