LaConner is 0-4 against Mount Vernon Christian since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The LaConner Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. Mount Vernon Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on LaConner, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, LaConner made easy work of Evergreen and carried off a 7-1 victory.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Mount Vernon Christian had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Coupeville on Friday.
Joel Votipka put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Votipka was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Votipka wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Stogner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Mount Vernon Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
LaConner's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Mount Vernon Christian, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
LaConner suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Mount Vernon Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can LaConner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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