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| 03/10/25 - Home | 11-0 W |
| 03/10/20 - Home | 13-0 W |
| 03/29/19 - Home | 10-2 W |
| 03/05/19 - Away | 15-1 W |
| 02/16/18 - Neutral | 1-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
Mount Vernon is a perfect 7-0 against Commerce since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Mount Vernon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Mount Vernon is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Rains just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Monday. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Tigers, who until this game were averaging 3.54 runs allowed.
Cameron Pope was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brihana Walker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Commerce came up short against Winnsboro on Tuesday, falling 7-1. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Commerce saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karis Lewis, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI.
Commerce's loss dropped their record down to 6-13-1. As for Mount Vernon, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 20-5-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Mount Vernon hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Commerce struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Mount Vernon took their victory against Commerce in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 11-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Vernon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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