ATLANTA - The Mount Vernon Varsity Softball team picked up a key victory on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 9, defeating the Marist School War Eagles 5-4 at Kitchin Field.

MV jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Ella Clockadale scored on a wild pitch.

An inning later, Dillan Pajot hit a sacrifice fly that scored Hollyn Clockadale for a 2-0 Mustang advantage.

The Mustangs picked up three more runs in the top of the third inning, the first coming on a Bella Durkee RBI single that brought in Taylor D'Auria.

Two more runs came in on an Olivia Stonecipher RBI single to plate Lily Snyder and Mamie Bowen to put MV ahead 5-0.

Marist got on the board in the bottom of the third inning on a Megan Snipes 2-run home run to make it a 5-2 game.

After two scoreless frames, the War Eagles added two more runs on an EG Lamb 2-run home run for a 5-4 contest.

Bella Durkee picked up the win in the circle for MV.

The righty tossed seven innings, allowing six hits and four runs (three earned) with four strikeouts.

The Mustangs out-hit Marist 11-6 as well.

Mount Vernon (10-4) returns to play on Thursday, Sept. 10, traveling to Walker School.

First pitch against the Wolverines is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Allgood Sports Complex in Marietta, GA.

About Mount Vernon School
Established in 1972, Mount Vernon School serves over 1,250 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading innovative, independent school in the country, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation, expansion, and growth has emerged over the last decade, impacting schools in the US and across the globe through Mount Vernon Ventures, a research, strategy, and consulting division of the School. In addition, in 2021 the School launched a global online program for grades 9-12 to meet the needs of today’s flexible family. Through established partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and civic environments, our mission is to design a better world...together.