Mt. Vernon is 0-8 against Gibson Southern since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Gibson Southern Titans at 5:30 p.m. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Mt. Vernon's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Carmi-White County on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. Mt. Vernon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mt. Vernon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alaina Allyn, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Gibson Southern waltzed into their matchup on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Braves a 5-0 shutout.
Mt. Vernon's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Gibson Southern, their victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Mt. Vernon came up short against Gibson Southern in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-4. Thankfully for Mt. Vernon, Alexis Tucker (who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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