Preview: Mountain Heritage Cougars vs. Owen Warhorses
The Mountain Heritage Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Owen Warhorses at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Heritage's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Owen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, everything went Mountain Heritage's way against Rosman as Mountain Heritage made off with an 8-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mountain Heritage.
Carter Bennett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Bennett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cason Jones was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Caden Carrol, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Owen didn't have quite enough to beat Mitchell on Thursday and fell 3-2. Owen has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Owen saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Burpeau, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Owen didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mitchell only tossed six.
Mountain Heritage now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Owen, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Mountain Heritage's way against Owen in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Mountain Heritage made off with a 10-1 win. Does Mountain Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Owen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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