For the second straight game, New Castle will face off against Mt. Vernon. The Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Marauders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for New Castle's offense. They lost 9-0 to Mt. Vernon on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Trojans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Mt. Vernon's part, not much got past Andrew Boldt, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep New Castle off the board. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Boldt.
On the hitting side, Mt. Vernon got a massive performance out of Bryndan Wylie, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave Wylie a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryker Baer, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Mt. Vernon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Castle only posted a batting average of .130.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for New Castle, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
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