Owen County came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Gallatin County Wildcats onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Owen County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cayden Dezarn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Dezarn has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dezarn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Dezarn wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Michael Smith, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Bryson Tirey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Owen County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Gallatin County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-15.
Owen County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Gallatin County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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