
Tigers
04/07/25 @ Commerce | 17 |
03/13/25 @ Chisum | 17 |
03/06/25 vs Farmersville | 16 |
03/06/25 vs Farmersville | 16 |
04/08/25 vs Chisum | 15 |
Mount Vernon waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lone Oak Buffaloes a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 15 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Mount Vernon got a massive performance out of Cameron Pope, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. That's the most runs Pope has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Trinity Barron, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Mount Vernon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in ten consecutive games.
Mount Vernon pushed their record up to 23-5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Lone Oak, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-10.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Mount Vernon will take on rival Prairiland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lone Oak is set to square off against their familiar foe Rains at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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