The Prairiland Patriots will challenge the Mount Vernon Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Prairiland: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Mount Vernon has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Prairiland came up short against Winnsboro on Tuesday, falling 7-1.
Prairiland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leyton King, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon made easy work of Lone Oak on Tuesday and carried off a 12-2 victory. Considering the Tigers have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Samantha Edge made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI.
In other batting news, Olivia Baird was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Pope, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4.
Mount Vernon hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in four consecutive games.
Mount Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. Prairiland's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Prairiland came up short against Mount Vernon in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, falling 5-1. Will Prairiland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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