The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Pike Central Chargers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mt. Vernon lost 11-4 to Evansville Harrison on Monday. Mt. Vernon has not had much luck with Evansville Harrison recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mt. Vernon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Shumate, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pike Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northeast Dubois.
Mt. Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Pike Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Pike Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Pike Central, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Mt. Vernon keep running through batters, or will Pike Central buck the trend?
Mt. Vernon came up short against Pike Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Mt. Vernon, Kendric Sorgius (who struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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