The Pierce City Eagles are on the road again on Monday to play the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Pierce City suffered a rough 23-8 loss at the hands of Miller. Pierce City has not had much luck with Miller recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Mt. Vernon fell just short of Central by a score of 7-6.
Mt. Vernon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Burk, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Pierce City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Mt. Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Pierce City couldn't quite finish off Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Pierce City, Harley Daniels (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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