Mountain Heritage lost against McDowell back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Mountain Heritage Cougars took a 12-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McDowell Titans.
Caden Carrol was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Markus Wyatt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Mountain Heritage was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
On McDowell's side, Kyson Rinnert made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rinnert was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Aiden Gallion looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, McDowell got a massive performance out of Marshall Lamb, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Brasen Widener was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Mountain Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for McDowell, their win bumped their record up to 7-15.
Mountain Heritage will head out on the road to face off against Draughn at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Draughn is on a four-game streak of home wins, Mountain Heritage a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. McDowell will take on Patton at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. McDowell is facing Patton at the right time seeing as Patton is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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