The Frankfort Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Owen County Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Frankfort fell victim to Great Crossing and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Warhawks by a score of 1-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Warhawks recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Owen County had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won nine matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Owen County let Brody Hearn and Michael Smith run wild. Hearn went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Smith went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Smith a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wade Cook, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Owen County lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Owen County's record now sits at 13-8. As for Frankfort, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
Frankfort might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Owen County when the teams last played back in May of 2016. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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