The Mt. Vernon Mountaineers will face off against the Sarcoxie Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Vernon is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Mt. Vernon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Fair Grove, who was ranked third at the time (Mt. Vernon was ranked fifth). The Mountaineers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles on Thursday, sneaking past 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mountaineers have posted since March 24th.
Emily Schubert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Mt. Vernon saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Schubert, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sarcoxie lost 8-2 to Diamond on Thursday. The Bears have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Mt. Vernon pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sarcoxie, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything went Mt. Vernon's way against Sarcoxie when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Mt. Vernon made off with a 13-0 win. Do the Mountaineers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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