After a string of four wins, Montgomery County's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 21-10 walloping at the hands of the Wheeler County Bulldogs. Montgomery County has struggled against Wheeler County recently, as their match on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Joseph Owens made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Neal Hower, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Montgomery County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8. As for Wheeler County, their win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Montgomery County will take on Twiggs County at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Wheeler County, they will be playing at home against Dooly County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wheeler County is facing Dooly County at the right time seeing as Dooly County is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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