Owen is 0-10 against McDowell since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Owen Warhorses will look to defend their home field against the McDowell Titans at 6:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Friday, Owen suffered a rough 10-3 defeat at the hands of Rosman.
Ben Austin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jakob Knighton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, McDowell didn't have quite enough to beat Enka on Friday and fell 2-1. McDowell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McDowell saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Young, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Owen's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for McDowell, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Owen might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from McDowell in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McDowell's Kyson Rinnert, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that Owen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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