Mt. Vernon is 1-6 against Carmel since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mt. Vernon Marauders will look to defend their home field against the Carmel Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, Mt. Vernon beat Yorktown 7-4. With that win, Mt. Vernon brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Mt. Vernon got a great performance from Cameron Sullivan as he struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Sullivan has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh James, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Blanchard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Carmel earned a 4-1 victory over Cathedral on Saturday. That's two games straight that Carmel has won by exactly three runs.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Carmel, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-10.
Mt. Vernon was able to grind out a solid victory over Carmel in their previous meeting last Saturday, winning 12-9. Will Mt. Vernon repeat their success, or does Carmel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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