The Owen Warhorses will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mountain Heritage Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Owen got the win against Mitchell by a conclusive 9-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Owen.
Elly Wright was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Wright was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Mia Roland and Payten Brockman did most of the damage at the plate: Roland scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Brockman went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Bryanna Stafford was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain Heritage beat North Buncombe 4-1 two weeks ago. The victory was just what Mountain Heritage needed coming off of a 10-3 defeat in their prior game.
Owen's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Mountain Heritage, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Owen beat Mountain Heritage 9-6 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does Owen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Heritage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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