Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Pleasant). Everything went their way against the Freeport Yellowjackets on Tuesday as Mt. Pleasant made off with a 14-4 victory. The win was nothing new for the Vikings as they're now sitting on three straight.
The team relied heavily on Dane Firmstone, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Cole Chatfield was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Vikings
| 03/25/25 @ Freeport | 57.6% |
| 03/24/25 vs Freeport | 44.1% |
| 03/17/25 vs D'Evelyn | 45.7% |
| 03/15/25 vs North Penn | 0% |
| 03/14/25 vs West Mifflin | 15.4% |
| + 6 more games |
Mt. Pleasant always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Mt. Pleasant's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.67 hits in those games compared to only 3.17 in the others. As for Freeport, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Looking ahead, Mt. Pleasant will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Derry at 4:00 p.m. The last three games Derry has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Freeport has already played their next contest (against Mt. Carmel Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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