Lone Oak hasn't had much luck against Mount Vernon recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lone Oak Buffaloes will face off against the Mount Vernon Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lone Oak made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Winnsboro, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Lone Oak put the hurt on Winnsboro with a sharp 7-1 victory on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Buffaloes as they're now sitting on five straight.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount Vernon). They blew past Chisum 19-2 on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won three in a row.
Samantha Edge made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Edge was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Olivia Baird was a standout: she went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in May of 2024. Cameron Pope was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two doubles.
Mount Vernon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .652. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Lone Oak's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Vernon, their record is now 13-4-1.
Lone Oak suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Mount Vernon in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Lone Oak avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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