Mt. Vernon entered their tilt with Pike Central on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Chargers. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Chargers, too.
Luke Weintraut
| 05/12/26 vs Tecumseh | 4 |
| 05/25/26 vs Pike Central | 3 |
| 05/21/26 vs Norris City-Omaha-Enfield | 3 |
| 05/09/26 @ Wood Memorial | 3 |
| 05/16/26 @ North Posey | 2 |
| + 9 more games |
Luke Weintraut was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Mt. Vernon is 5-2 when Weintraut posts two or more runs, but 7-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Embrey, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Mt. Vernon hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pike Central struck out nine times.
The win got Mt. Vernon back to even at 12-12. As for Pike Central, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-19.
Mt. Vernon and Pike Central could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Wildcats (ranked 209th) will meet Heritage Hills (ranked 52nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Pike Central will face off against Evansville Mater Dei at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (354 vs. 7).
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