The Mt. Vernon Mountaineers will be playing at home against the Sarcoxie Bears at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mt. Vernon is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Mt. Vernon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Skyline, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Mt. Vernon was ranked fourth). Mt. Vernon had just enough and edged Skyline out 4-2. That's two games straight that Mt. Vernon has won by exactly two runs.
The team relied heavily on Molly Daniels, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Rae Downing, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Sarcoxie lost 11-3 to Riverton on Tuesday.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-9 record this season. As for Sarcoxie, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
Mt. Vernon took their victory against Sarcoxie in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 12-2. Will Mt. Vernon repeat their success, or does Sarcoxie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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