Preview: Owen Warhorses vs. Mountain Heritage Cougars
The Owen Warhorses will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mountain Heritage Cougars at 6:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Owen: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Mountain Heritage has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Last Thursday, Owen didn't have quite enough to beat Mitchell and fell 3-2.
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.
Meanwhile, Mountain Heritage made easy work of Rosman on Thursday and carried off an 8-2 win.
Carter Bennett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Bennett was also big at the plate, 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.
Owen's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Mountain Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Owen suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Mountain Heritage in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Owen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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