It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mt. Vernon ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Evansville Christian Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mt. Vernon also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Kyle Holder was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Holder has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Holder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Graeson Lyons looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Nathan Howard, who went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Weintraut, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Evansville Christian's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Brenner, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season. As for Evansville Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Mt. Vernon will face off against Evansville Memorial at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evansville Memorial's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Mt. Vernon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Evansville Christian, they will challenge Northeast Dubois at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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