The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will challenge the Zanesville Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Vernon has 13 straight victories, Zanesville has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Mt. Vernon beat Marysville 8-3.
Brooke Dovenbarger was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Hailey Rudrick was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Zanesville came up short against Tri-Valley on Monday, falling 18-1. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly 17 runs.
Mt. Vernon pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Zanesville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Zanesville's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Zanesville, though, as they've been averaging only 1.7 strikeouts. Will Mt. Vernon keep running through batters, or will the Blue Devils buck the trend?
Mt. Vernon took their win against Zanesville in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 13-2 score. Will the Yellowjackets repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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