Cedarville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-8 walloping at the hands of the Mountainburg Dragons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Cedarville of the 13-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Mountainburg's part, Caedmon Cowett and John Shepherd made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cowett struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Shepherd pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cowett has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Cowett scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Shepherd scored two runs and stole two bases.
In other batting news, Levi Cowett and Levi Pense did most of the damage at the plate: Cowett scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Pense scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Pense has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bryce Beasley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Cedarville's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Mountainburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Cedarville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountainburg, they will head out on the road to take on Mansfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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