Mount Vernon is 3-0 against Atlanta since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mount Vernon Tigers will be playing at home against the Atlanta Rabbits at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Atlanta is hoping to do on Thursday what Harmony couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mount Vernon's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. Mount Vernon's pitchers stepped up to hand Harmony a 16-0 shutout. Mount Vernon's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Olivia Baird was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Bolin, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Atlanta had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Brahmas 19-4.
The team relied heavily on Victoria Clayton, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kalissa Reliford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Mount Vernon's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7-1. As for Atlanta, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.
Mount Vernon took their victory against Atlanta when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 12-1. Will Mount Vernon repeat their success, or does Atlanta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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