Mt. Vernon extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 5-9 in the process. They came up short against the Gibson Southern Titans, falling 10-0. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 10-2 to the Titans when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
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.
As for Gibson Southern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games.
On Gibson Southern's side, not much got past Miley Sperling, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Mt. Vernon off the board.
On the hitting side, Payton Cummings was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Laney Scherer, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mt. Vernon will face off against rival Heritage Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Gibson Southern is set to challenge their familiar foe Southridge at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
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