The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the West Holmes Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Vernon has 12 straight wins, West Holmes has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mt. Vernon gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Holmes a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for Mt. Vernon as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Konner Daughriety made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Daughriety has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Daughriety was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kayden Packard was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jagger Dohn, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mt. Vernon's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for West Holmes, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
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