Mt. Vernon waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They won by a run and slipped past the Greenfield-Central Cougars 2-1. That's two games straight that Mt. Vernon has won by just one run.
Tristan Sitton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nathan Criss, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Grant Payson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Greenfield-Central's side, Landon Brooks was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits (and only one walk).
Mt. Vernon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Greenfield-Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Mt. Vernon didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-4 defeat vs. Lawrence North on the 10th. Greenfield-Central has also already played their next contest, a 7-3 loss against Guerin Catholic on the 11th.
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