Mt. Vernon had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They skirted past the Lexington Minutemen 3-1. This was a revenge match for Mt. Vernon, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-4 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
Jocelyn Scarbury spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rylee Myers, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Hailey Rudrick, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Lexington's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Makaree Chapman gave up three earned runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Quinn Patrick made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Lexington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-2.
Mt. Vernon is on the road again on Tuesday to play New Philadelphia at 5:00 p.m. Mt. Vernon's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so New Philadelphia's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lexington, they will head out on the road to square off against West Holmes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lexington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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