After flying high against Decatur last Tuesday, Mulberry came back down to earth. The Mulberry Yellowjackets fell victim to a rough 18-3 defeat at the hands of the Mountainburg Dragons on Monday. Mulberry was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mountainburg apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2016.
For Mountainburg's part, Levi Cowett made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Cowett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cowett was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Caedmon Cowett was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Ryan Allen was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases.
Mulberry's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Mountainburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Mulberry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Mountainburg also has no future games currently scheduled.
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