Mt. Vernon won against Yorktown on Thursday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Marauders came out on top against the East Central Trojans by a score of 7-3. The win was nothing new for the Marauders as they're now sitting on four straight.
Griffin Raquet spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Gage Blanchard and Mason Meyer did most of the damage at the plate: Blanchard got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs, while Meyer went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Schaeffer, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Mt. Vernon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Central only posted an OBP of .286.
Marauders
| 05/24/25 vs East Central | 7-3 |
| 05/22/25 vs Yorktown | 11-3 |
| 05/16/25 vs Greenfield-Central | 5-2 |
| 05/09/25 vs Muncie Central | 18-1 |
| 05/09/25 vs Muncie Central | 11-5 |
| + 3 more games |
Mt. Vernon pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for East Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mt. Vernon beat the Trojans by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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