Salem is 0-10 against Mt. Vernon since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Salem Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Vernon Rams at 4:30 p.m. The last six games Salem has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Salem took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Richland County 3-2.
Salem got a great performance from Kameron Wilkins as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Gavin Zimmermann was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They came out on top against Mascoutah by a score of 3-0.
Mt. Vernon saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor McClure, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Salem pushed their record up to 14-17 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Mt. Vernon, their record now sits at 14-19.
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