Smith County and Monterey are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Smith County Owls will head out on the road to take on the Monterey Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Smith County nor Monterey posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Smith County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Upperman on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 9-0 defeat at the hands of the Bees. Smith County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Monterey also failed to score in their most recent game. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-0 walloping at the hands of Greenback on Friday. The shutout was out of character for Monterey seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Smith County's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Monterey, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Smith County skirted past Monterey 5-4 in their previous matchup on April 4th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smith County since the team 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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