Mt. Vernon had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Yorktown Tigers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mt. Vernon also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Jack Peine looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, DJ Scheumann was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Nathan Criss was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Yorktown's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landen Eppard, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jacob Grim, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Mt. Vernon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Yorktown, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-13.
Mt. Vernon will be playing at home against Carmel at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Vernon's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Carmel's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Yorktown, they will head out on the road to square off against Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory is coming into the game with five straight victories at home, so Yorktown will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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