Mt. Vernon came tearing into Saturday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the New Philadelphia Quakers by a score of 16-12. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mt. Vernon also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Brooke Dovenbarger was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Hailey Rudrick, who went 3-for-5 with four runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Mt. Vernon has been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for New Philadelphia, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-11.
Mt. Vernon will be playing in front of their home fans against Tri-Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tri-Valley: 3.1, Mt. Vernon: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. New Philadelphia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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