The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Watkins Memorial Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Watkins Memorial took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Vernon, who comes in off a win.
Mt. Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 12-6 margin over Northridge on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Yellowjackets considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Caden Thiebert was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. Those runs were his first of the season.
Carter Castlemen
| 04/09/25 @ Northridge | 3 |
| 03/28/25 vs Westerville South | 1 |
| 05/07/24 @ New Philadelphia | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs West Holmes | 1 |
| 04/20/24 vs Springfield | 1 |
In other batting news, Carter Castlemen was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Kayden Packard was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Mt. Vernon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Watkins Memorial came up short against Zanesville on Monday and fell 7-4. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Watkins Memorial also got a good showing from Logan Grezlik, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Watkins Memorial saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Gray, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win snapped Mt. Vernon's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Watkins Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Mt. Vernon's way against Watkins Memorial in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Mt. Vernon made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Yellowjackets since the team 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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