Richland County is 1-9 against Mt. Vernon since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Richland County Tigers will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Mt. Vernon Rams, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Richland County will be strutting in after a victory while Mt. Vernon will be coming in after a loss.
Richland County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Monday. They put the hurt on Paris with a sharp 10-0 win.
Rolen Wilson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Wilson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Wilson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ian Winkler, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Cooper Hires, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Mt. Vernon was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They lost 10-1 to Teutopolis.
Mt. Vernon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Wheeler, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Richland County pushed their record up to 12-10 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mt. Vernon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-18 record this season.
Richland County might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Richland County, Eli Garrett (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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