Mt. Vernon is 1-9 against Heritage Hills since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Wildcats will challenge the Patriots at 4:00 p.m.
Mt. Vernon is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Gibson Southern, falling 10-0.
Mt. Vernon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lacey Allyn, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Heritage Hills' found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Tecumseh on Friday. The Patriots' pitchers stepped up to hand Evansville Harrison a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their one-run performance the game before.
Mia Kiegel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hadley Leibering, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and one double while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. Emma Fischer was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Heritage Hills kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Evansville Harrison only managed one hit.
Heritage Hills is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Mt. Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Mt. Vernon might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Heritage Hills in their previous matchup on May 6th. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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