The Watertown Purple Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Smith County Owls at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Watertown is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
On Monday, Watertown beat York Institute 9-5.
Meanwhile, Smith County can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They blew past Jackson County 12-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Smith County.
Dallas Smith tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Smith County let Kylan Johnson and Weston Vance loose on the outfield. Johnson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Vance went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run. Another player making a difference was Evan King, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Watertown's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Smith County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Watertown took their victory against Smith County in their previous matchup on April 2nd by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Watertown since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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