The Versailles Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Versailles duked it out with Diamond on Friday. The Tigers took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon faced Houston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Mountaineers blew past the Tigers 14-4. The Mountaineers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Emily Schubert spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rae Downing, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one triple. Bella Hernandez also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.
Mt. Vernon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .306 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Mt. Vernon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Versailles, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
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