The Sarcoxie Bears will head out on the road to take on the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Sarcoxie lost 8-2 to Diamond on Thursday. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon faced Fair Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Mountaineers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Eagles. The win continues a trend for the Mountaineers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won eight in a row.
Emily Schubert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Mt. Vernon saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Schubert, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Mt. Vernon pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sarcoxie, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Sarcoxie might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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