Baseball Recap: Mt. Vernon starts off right with win over Durant

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Mt. Vernon had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They came out on top against the Durant Wildcats by a score of 9-5. That's more bragging rights for Mt. Vernon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

For Durant's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Collier, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.

Having lost for the first time this season, Durant fell to 2-1.

Mt. Vernon will be playing at home against Solon at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Durant, they will head out on the road to square off against Davenport West at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

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