For the second straight game, Mt. Vernon will face off against Marion. The Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Mt. Vernon didn't have quite enough to beat Marion and fell 4-2. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Mt. Vernon got a good showing from Maxwell Nowak, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Mt. Vernon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diedrich Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Marion is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Mt. Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
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