Mt. Vernon faced Skyline in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Mountaineers fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Mountaineers have lost by just one run.
Mt. Vernon is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 22-10. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Skyline, they pushed their record up to 29-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home.
Looking ahead, Mt. Vernon will challenge Southwest at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.33 runs per game on average), something the Mountaineers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Skyline, they will head out to square off against Ash Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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