For the second straight game, Mt. Vernon will face off against Centralia. The Rams will head out to face off against the Orphans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mt. Vernon will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Mt. Vernon's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Centralia.
Cale Maurer
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Not much got past Cale Maurer, who gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Centralia off the board. Maurer also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Mt. Vernon is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-13 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Mt. Vernon's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bronx Hefner, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits Hefner has posted over his last 11 contests.
Mt. Vernon pushed their record up to 9-13 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Centralia, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-9.
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