The Mt. Vernon Marauders will take on the Columbus East Olympians at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mt. Vernon is looking for their season's first victory.
Mt. Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Connersville by a score of 8-7 on Wednesday.
Emma Jenkins made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those RBI were her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Mikayla Oger, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Columbus East was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 8-2 to Greenfield-Central. The game marked the Olympians' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Columbus East's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Mt. Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Mt. Vernon's way against Columbus East in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Mt. Vernon made off with a 10-1 win. Will the Marauders repeat their success, or do the Olympians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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