Mt. Vernon owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Loogootee Lions as the Mt. Vernon Wildcats made off with a 7-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mt. Vernon.
Not much got past Alaina Allyn, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Loogootee off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Raycee Stallings, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Mt. Vernon pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results, didn't necessarily come from the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 3.8 runs per game. As for Loogootee, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mt. Vernon will take on Evansville Bosse at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Loogootee, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Jasper at 12:30 p.m.
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