A feisty cat fight will be fought as Mount Vernon Tigers face off against Rains Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mount Vernon sitting on eight straight wins and Rains on five.
Mount Vernon took a seven-run defeat the last time they faced off against Sulphur Springs, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Mount Vernon had just enough and edged out Sulphur Springs 13-11. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Tigers, who until this game were averaging 3.24 runs allowed.
Trinity Barron and Cameron Pope did most of the damage at the plate: Barron got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Pope scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Barron also snagged a stolen base, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Brihana Walker, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Mount Vernon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .391 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Rains posted their closest victory since February 14th on Friday. They skirted past Winnsboro 9-7.
Mount Vernon pushed their record up to 20-4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Rains, their win bumped their record up to 13-9-1.
Mount Vernon came out on top in a nail-biter against Rains in their previous matchup on March 7th, sneaking past 7-6. Will Mount Vernon repeat their success, or does Rains has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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