The Winnsboro Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Mount Vernon Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Winnsboro took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Prairiland by a score of 7-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon entered their tilt with Prairiland on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Patriots a 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 11 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Amber Alford looked comfortable as she pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in February.
At the plate, Mount Vernon got a massive performance out of Olivia Baird, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Pope, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
Mount Vernon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .517 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Winnsboro pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Vernon, their record now sits at 18-4-1.
Winnsboro suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Mount Vernon when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Winnsboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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