The Mount Vernon Bulldogs will square off against the Cedar Park Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mount Vernon had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Blaine on Thursday. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Borderites with a sharp 13-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Cedar Park Christian had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 14-2 victory.
Shelby Southard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Ella Meikle was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Katelyn Charlton was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Cedar Park Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in eight consecutive contests.
Mount Vernon pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.9 runs over those games. As for Cedar Park Christian, their record is now 13-2.
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