Mt. Vernon fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Marion on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Mt. Vernon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Prost, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Mt. Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Mt. Vernon has already played their next contest (against Harrisburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Marion, they will square off against East St. Louis at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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