Mt. Vernon has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Yorktown Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Yorktown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mt. Vernon will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Carmel, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Mt. Vernon came out on top against Carmel by a score of 12-9 on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mt. Vernon considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
DJ Scheumann was a standout: he scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gage Blanchard, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Yorktown came up short against Hamilton Southeastern on Monday and fell 7-3. Yorktown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jacob Cheek made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Grim, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Yorktown, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mt. Vernon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Yorktown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mt. Vernon couldn't quite finish off Yorktown when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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