Mt. Vernon can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over the Yorktown Tigers. 12 seems to be a good number for Mt. Vernon as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mt. Vernon got a great performance from Cameron Sullivan as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Sullivan has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josh James, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gage Blanchard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Yorktown's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Grim, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mt. Vernon's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6. As for Yorktown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mt. Vernon beat Yorktown by a score of 7-4.
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