Mt. Vernon is 8-0 against Anderson since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mt. Vernon Marauders will be playing at home against the Anderson Indians at 5:30 p.m. Anderson took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Vernon, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Mt. Vernon finally turned things around against Lawrence North on Wednesday. Mt. Vernon never let Lawrence North onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Emma Jenkins, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ainsley Baer, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Anderson lost 9-1 to Madison-Grant on Saturday. Anderson has struggled against Madison-Grant recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Anderson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Watson, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Mt. Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Anderson, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
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 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Anderson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. 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 Anderson in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Mt. Vernon made off with a 21-6 win. Will Mt. Vernon repeat their success, or does Anderson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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