The Mt. Vernon Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Evansville Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Mt. Vernon has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Mt. Vernon is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest loss since April 28th on Saturday. They fell just short of Vincennes Lincoln by a score of 7-5. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Alices recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Luke Weintraut made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
North Daviess typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Evansville Christian proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Cougars 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since April 14th.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Evansville Christian, they moved to 7-13 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Everything went Mt. Vernon's way against Evansville Christian in their previous matchup back in April, as Mt. Vernon made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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