The Mt. Vernon Marauders will be playing at home against the Delta Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mt. Vernon is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. Their rough 10-3 defeat to Yorktown might stick with them for a while.
Mt. Vernon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shelby Rakosky, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Delta suffered a tough 23-5 loss at the hands of Eastbrook on Saturday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Delta in their matchups with Eastbrook: they've now lost four in a row.
Hannah Carter and Addie Smith did some serious damage despite the final result: Carter went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI, while Smith scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper Timmerman, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Mt. Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Delta, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Mt. 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 Delta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Mt. Vernon's way against Delta in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Mt. Vernon made off with a 17-2 win. Will Mt. Vernon repeat their success, or does Delta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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