The Mount Pleasant Green Knights will square off against the Odyssey Charter Owls at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Odyssey Charter took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mount Pleasant, who comes in off a win.
Mount Pleasant took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Christiana with a sharp 14-4 win. Considering the Green Knights have won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
| 03/31/25 @ McKean | 3 |
| 03/29/25 vs MOT Charter | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs Christiana | 2 |
| 04/03/25 @ Red Lion Christian Academy | 1 |
Chase Wilson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Wilson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Mount Pleasant is undefeated when Wilson posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, Mount Pleasant let Cam Wright and Christian Mascucchini run wild. Wright scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Mascucchini scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Mascucchini has become a key player for Mount Pleasant: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayce Mascucchini, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Mount Pleasant was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christiana only posted a batting average of .222.
Meanwhile, Odyssey Charter fell victim to Brandywine and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 23 runs in the game before, the Owls' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Odyssey Charter saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tre Reed, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Reed's first of the season.
Mount Pleasant now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Odyssey Charter, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mount Pleasant has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Odyssey Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mount Pleasant took their victory against Odyssey Charter in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 16-0 score. Do the Green Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Owls turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
