The Mount Vernon Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Prairiland Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Vernon is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
On Tuesday, everything went Mount Vernon's way against Lone Oak as Mount Vernon made off with a 12-2 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Samantha Edge made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
Olivia Baird
| 03/18/25 vs Lone Oak | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ Gunter | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Farmersville | 1 |
| 04/27/24 @ Atlanta | 1 |
| 04/12/24 vs Chapel Hill | 1 |
In other batting news, Mount Vernon got a massive performance out of Olivia Baird, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave Baird a new career-high in triples. The team also got some help courtesy of Kajmiere Foster, who scored four runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4.
Mount Vernon hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Prairiland came up short against Winnsboro on Tuesday, falling 7-1. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Prairiland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leyton King, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Prairiland's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Mount Vernon, their record is now 14-4-1.
Mount Vernon was able to grind out a solid win over Prairiland when the teams last played back in April of 2019, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Vernon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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