Baseball Preview: McDowell Titans vs. Mountain Heritage Cougars
The McDowell Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain Heritage Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. McDowell is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
McDowell lost 15-4 to T.C. Roberson on Thursday.
Isaac Gilliland made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mountain Heritage scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They came out on top against Madison by a score of 18-14. With that victory, Mountain Heritage brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Markus Wyatt was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cason Jones, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-6.
McDowell's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Mountain Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Everything went McDowell's way against Mountain Heritage when the teams last played back in February as McDowell made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for McDowell since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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