The Mt. Vernon Rams will square off against the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mt. Vernon will bounce into Friday's match after beating DuQuoin, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Rams walked away with an 8-4 win over the Indians on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Ryker Perigo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tyler Curry was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Alex Kiefer, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Mt. Vernon hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as DuQuoin struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, while Harrisburg put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Eldorado. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over the Eagles. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
The win got Harrisburg back to even at 5-5. As for Mt. Vernon, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Mt. Vernon came up short against Harrisburg in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 7-3. Will the Rams have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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