The Prairiland Patriots will head out to take on the Mount Vernon Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Prairiland lost 9-3 to Winnsboro on Friday. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Prairiland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Scotland Fendley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Buffaloes a 9-0 shutout. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Cameron Pope was a standout: she scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Trinity Barron was another key player, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Mount Vernon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in ten consecutive games.
Mount Vernon pushed their record up to 23-5-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Prairiland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Prairiland might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from Mount Vernon when the teams last played back in March. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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