Baseball Preview: Smith County Owls vs. Watertown Purple Tigers
The Smith County Owls will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Watertown Purple Tigers, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Smith County: 4, Watertown: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Smith County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Jackson County (and have done all season long). Smith County never let Jackson County onto the board and left with a 12-0 win on Monday.
Smith County got a great performance from Dallas Smith as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Kylan Johnson and Weston Vance did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Vance went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Martin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Watertown had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Dragons.
Smith County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Watertown, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Smith County suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Watertown in their previous meeting on April 2nd. Will Smith County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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