The Greenfield-Central Cougars will challenge the Mt. Vernon Marauders at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Greenfield-Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought match, but Greenfield-Central had to settle for a 4-3 loss against East Central. That's two games in a row now that Greenfield-Central has lost by just one run.
Leilani Forshey made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mt. Vernon had no problem doing just that on Monday. They never let the Red Devils onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. With that victory, Mt. Vernon brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Hannah Matthews, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Wampler, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Greenfield-Central's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Mt. Vernon, their win bumped their record up to 9-13.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Greenfield-Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mt. Vernon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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