Lakewood hasn't had much luck against Mount Vernon recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Cougars will head out to take on the Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m.
Lakewood came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 13-2 to Blaine. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Cougars have suffered since March 27th.
Lakewood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graden Dunc, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mountaineers a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won nine games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Mount Vernon pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Lakewood might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Mount Vernon in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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