Mt. Pleasant had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Yough Cougars onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. For Mt. Pleasant, this counts as revenge for the 13-5 defeat Yough walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Not much got past GiGi Stanek, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Yough off the board.
At the plate, Mt. Pleasant's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Danica Trainer, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Madyson Hart was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Mt. Pleasant pushed their record up to 9-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Yough, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Mt. Pleasant has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Geibel Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Pleasant's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Geibel Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Yough, they will head out on the road to take on South Allegheny at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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