After flying high against Kennett on Friday, Mt. Vernon came back down to earth. The Mountaineers fell just short of the Gosnell Pirates by a score of 14-13 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (12), the Mountaineers still had to take the loss.
Elli Eddington and Hailey Stewart stepped up to the plate in a big way. Eddington went 3-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs, while Stewart went 4-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Stewart has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Jocelyn Liss, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Gosnell, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Mt. Vernon wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 4-2 win against Doniphan on the 11th. Gosnell has also already played their next game (against Mt. Vernon-Enola), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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