Softball Preview: Owen Warhorses vs. North Buncombe Black Hawks
The Owen Warhorses will head out on the road to take on the North Buncombe Black Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Owen sitting on seven straight wins and North Buncombe on five.
Owen will head into Monday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 11) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Freedom onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Not much got past Sophie Neal, who gave up just four hits to keep Freedom off the board. Neal has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Owen's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Payten Brockman, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Tinley Clark, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Buncombe got the win against T.C. Roberson on Tuesday by a conclusive 10-3.
Sadie Jo Hunter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 19 Ks.
At the plate, Peyton Whitson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Shayna Higgins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Owen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for North Buncombe, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
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