Mt. Vernon waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Centralia Orphans. This was payback for Mt. Vernon, who suffered a 4-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Danicah Tobin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits (and only one walk). Tobin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Tobin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Tobin wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Allie Sweeten, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Centralia's side, Audra Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
Mt. Vernon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Centralia, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-10.
Mt. Vernon will head out on the road to challenge Triad at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Vernon is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Centralia, they will take on Charleston at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Charleston's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Centralia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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