Baseball Recap: Owen Valley Comes Up Short

Greencastle hit Owen Valley with a four-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Patriots fell just short of the Tiger Cubs by a score of 6-4. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly two runs.

This is the second loss in a row for Owen Valley and nudges their season record down to 9-3. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Greencastle, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-3.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Owen Valley is set to take on their familiar foe Edgewood at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Greencastle will face off against rival South Putnam at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.