Mt. Vernon unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Salem Wildcats by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. The Rams were not able to make up for their defeat to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
Mt. Vernon saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cale Maurer, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave Maurer a new career-high in hits. Another was Ty Pierce, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Mt. Vernon has already played their next contest, an 11-5 loss against Civic Memorial on the 19th. As for Salem, they will be playing at home against Murphysboro at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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