Baseball Preview: Williamstown Demons vs. Owen County Rebels
Williamstown has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Owen County Rebels at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Williamstown will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 12-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Dayton on Thursday. Williamstown skirted past Dayton 7-5.
Max Linder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 18 Ks.
On the hitting side, Williamstown's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Kinkelo, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Owen County waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 8-4.
Williamstown's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-18. As for Owen County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Williamstown might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Owen County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Williamstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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