Mt. Vernon has gone 6-1 against East Newton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mountaineers will welcome the Patriots at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mt. Vernon 3.6, East Newton 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mt. Vernon's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Pierce City with a sharp 13-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mountaineers, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Cheyenne Bieber was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last six contests. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Jocelyn Liss
| 04/14/25 @ Pierce City | 4 |
| 03/24/25 vs Buffalo | 3 |
| 04/12/25 vs Versailles | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Houston | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Purdy | 1 |
In other batting news, Mt. Vernon let Rae Downing and Jocelyn Liss run wild. Downing went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one triple, while Liss went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those four RBI gave Liss a new career-high. Emily Schubert was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Newton posted their closest win since April 23, 2024 on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Marionville 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for East Newton, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Mt. Vernon came out on top in a nail-biter against East Newton in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 5-4. Do the Mountaineers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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