Mt. Vernon had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They walked away with an 11-7 win over the Wooster Generals. For Mt. Vernon, this counts as revenge for the 12-6 loss Wooster walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Konner Daughriety made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Daughriety was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nolan Hershberger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Caden Thiebert was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Mt. Vernon pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Wooster, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Mt. Vernon will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wooster: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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