Mitchell couldn't beat McDowell on Tuesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the third inning. The Mountaineers fell just short of the Titans by a score of 6-5. The Mountaineers haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Mitchell saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaj Pitman, who went 1-for-3 with two runs. Jaxon Rohr was another, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Mitchell's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for McDowell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
Mitchell and McDowell could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Mountaineers (ranked 366th) will meet Sevier County (ranked 90th) at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, McDowell will take on South Caldwell at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (247 vs. 33).
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