The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will venture away from home to challenge the Granville Blue Aces at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mt. Vernon's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Utica as they made off with a 14-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellowjackets.
Jagger Dohn looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Mt. Vernon got a massive performance out of Zac Clow, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Hershberger, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Mt. Vernon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Granville waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Barons with a sharp 8-0 win.
Mt. Vernon pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Granville, their record is now 12-2.
Mt. Vernon suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Granville when the teams last played back in April. Can the Yellowjackets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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