The Owensville Dutchmen are taking a road trip to take on the Chillicothe Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Owensville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Owensville's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over St. Clair. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Chase Weirich
| 04/14/25 vs St. Clair | 11 |
| 04/07/25 @ Capital City | 5 |
| 03/31/25 vs Salem | 6 |
| 03/25/25 @ Rolla | 0 |
| 05/13/24 @ Salem | 12 |
Chase Weirich was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Owensville is undefeated when Weirich posts three or more RBI, but 2-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, Zaiden Gates was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Owensville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Owensville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cameron 4-2. The win continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now won seven in a row.
Owensville's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 10.0 runs this season. As for Chillicothe, their record is now 12-2.
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