After flying high against Brown County last Thursday, Owen Valley came back down to earth. The Owen Valley Patriots fell just short of the North Putnam Cougars by a score of 9-7 on Tuesday. Owen Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as North Putnam apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
For North Putnam's part, Alec Mckenzie made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Mckenzie was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Jaylen Windmiller was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Owen Valley dropped their record down to 5-6 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for North Putnam, their record now sits at 8-4.
Owen Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against South Putnam at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for North Putnam, they will head out on the road to challenge Cloverdale at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Putnam is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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