The Sarcoxie Bears will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers at 10:00 a.m.
Sarcoxie will head into Tuesday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 11-3 to Riverton.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon faced Skyline in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon skirted past Skyline 4-2. The win was familiar territory for Mt. Vernon who now have five in a row.
Molly Daniels was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rae Downing, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Sarcoxie has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Mt. Vernon, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-9.
Sarcoxie suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Mt. Vernon when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mt. Vernon's Cheyenne Bieber, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that Sarcoxie knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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