After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Evansville Mater Dei, Mt. Vernon was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Evansville Reitz Panthers out 5-4. This was payback for Mt. Vernon, who suffered a 13-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Mt. Vernon got a great performance from Connor Stevens as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on David Jones, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Kyle Holder was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
On Evansville Reitz's side, Owen Cape made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
The victory got Mt. Vernon back to even at 4-4. As for Evansville Reitz, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Mt. Vernon will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Forest Park at 4:30 p.m. Forest Park's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Mt. Vernon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Evansville Reitz, they will head out on the road to face off against Jasper at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jasper is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Evansville Reitz will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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