The Mount Vernon Mustangs will square off against the Fellowship Christian Paladins at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Friday just wasn't the day for Mount Vernon's offense. They came up short against Newton on Friday, falling 7-0. The Mustangs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fellowship Christian). They never let Norcross get on the board and left with a 16-0 win on Saturday. The Paladins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by seven runs or more this season.
Jake Brannon was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Those seven RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reid Harke, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Fellowship Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Fellowship Christian has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Mount Vernon might still be hurting after the 12-5 loss they got from Fellowship Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2019. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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