Mt. Pleasant is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Monday. They will host the Freeport Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mt. Pleasant is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against D'Evelyn by a score of 10-5 on Monday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Vikings' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Cole Chatfield made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Chatfield was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those runs were his first of the season.
Chatfield wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Kitz, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Kitz also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season. Connor Drzal was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Mt. Pleasant kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Freeport took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Wednesday. They never let Apollo Ridge get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Yellowjackets haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Mt. Pleasant's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2-2. As for Freeport, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
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