The Anthony Wayne Generals will square off against the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Anthony Wayne comes in on eight and Mt. Vernon on 20.
Anthony Wayne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Kings get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. The Generals' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four matchups.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon's hitters rose to the challenge against an Irish pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.85 runs allowed on Saturday. The Yellowjackets put the hurt on Dublin Scioto with a sharp 11-0 victory. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 games by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Keely Pollard, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Myers, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base.
Mt. Vernon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .367 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Mt. Vernon's win bumped their record up to 26-2. As for Anthony Wayne, their victory bumped their record up to 25-4.
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