Mt. Vernon lost against Salem back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Rams fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Rams couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mt. Vernon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diedrich Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Mt. Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Salem, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-13.
Coming up, Mt. Vernon will welcome Freeburg at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Salem, they are taking a road trip to take on Richland County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.52 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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