After flying high against Jackson County last Tuesday, Smith County came back down to earth. The Smith County Owls took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Watertown Purple Tigers on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Smith County in their matchups with Watertown: they've now lost five in a row.
Madelyn Kemp was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Woodard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Smith County's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Watertown, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
Smith County will look to defend their home field on Monday against Upperman at 4:30 p.m. As for Watertown, they will head out on the road to face off against Portland at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Watertown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Portland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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