Mt. Vernon lost against Evansville Mater Dei back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result in their second game on Saturday. The Mt. Vernon Wildcats wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-3 walloping at the hands of the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats. Mt. Vernon has not had much luck with Evansville Mater Dei recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Mt. Vernon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rees Lyons, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kyle Holder, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Evansville Mater Dei's side, they got a massive performance out of James Hoffman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Hoffman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mt. Vernon now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Evansville Mater Dei, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Mt. Vernon will head out on the road to challenge Evansville Reitz at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Vernon is facing Evansville Reitz at the right time seeing as Evansville Reitz is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they will be playing at home against Henderson County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Evansville Mater Dei's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Henderson County has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
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