Mt. Vernon is 0-4 against Belleville East since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mt. Vernon Rams will be staying on the road to face off against the Belleville East Lancers at 4:30 p.m. Mt. Vernon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Monday, Mt. Vernon came up short against Crab Orchard and fell 10-7.
Josie Shirley was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Arwyn Wilkey, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Belleville East didn't have quite enough to beat Murphysboro on Saturday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Belleville East has lost by exactly two runs.
Mt. Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Belleville East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-7.
Mt. Vernon might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Belleville East in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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