Mt. Vernon was the 13-5 winner over Evansville Harrison when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Wildcats fell 11-8 to the Warriors on Wednesday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alaina Allyn put in work while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Kai Wallace and Lacey Allyn did some serious damage despite the final result: Wallace went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Lacey went 2-for-3 with three runs.
Mt. Vernon now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Evansville Harrison, their win ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Looking ahead, Mt. Vernon is taking a road trip to challenge Forest Park at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Rangers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Evansville Harrison, they have already played their next match, a 7-5 defeat against Evansville Central on the 17th.
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