The Mt. Vernon Mustangs will face off against the Cascade Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mt. Vernon sitting on three straight wins and Cascade on 17.
On Monday, Mt. Vernon got the win against Vinton-Shellsburg by a conclusive 12-2. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Cascade never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out South Winneshiek 1-0. The one-run effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Mt. Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Cascade, their win bumped their record up to 19-1.
Mt. Vernon was able to grind out a solid victory over Cascade when the teams last played back in June of 2025, winning 8-3. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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