The Southridge Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Vernon Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southridge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Mt. Vernon will come in with three straight wins.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Southridge nor Heritage Hills made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Raiders fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 2-0. Raiders fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Patriots since on Tuesday.
Mt. Vernon hadn't beaten Tecumseh on the road since April 11, 2016 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Braves with a sharp 7-1 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted against the Braves since April 13, 2015.
Graeson Lyons was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Bryce Bourne also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Mt. Vernon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tecumseh only posted a batting average of .208.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-12. As for Southridge, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Southridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Vernon in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the team 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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