The Vernon Yellowjackets will head out to face off against the Munroe Bobcats at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vernon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Vernon got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They walked away with a 16-12 win over Ponce De Leon on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.
Brandon Small and Kaden Morris did most of the damage at the plate: Small scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Morris scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Morris a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Caiden Coltrane, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Munroe duked it out with L.E.A.D. Academy last Friday. Munroe fell just short of L.E.A.D. Academy by a score of 11-9. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Munroe's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Vernon, their victory bumped their record up to 4-11.
Everything went Vernon's way against Munroe when the teams last played back in February, as Vernon made off with a 20-10 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vernon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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