Rebels close out week with win

By: BRIAN BLAIR
It is said that you always want to end on a positive note. The Owen County baseball team did just that last week. After dropping two straight contests to open the week, the Rebels bounced back to defeat Walton-Verona on Thursday.
Owen County opened up the week with a home game against Carroll County. Jamie Giles had a pair of hits and an RBI in the game but it was not enough as the Panthers came away with the 6-3 victory.
Two runs in the bottom of the first inning gave the Rebels a 2-0 lead. Giles drove in a run with a single and Brody Layton drew a bases-loaded walk to score the other Rebels’ run in the inning. The Panthers scored a run in the second and then added four more in the fifth. A Matt Harris homerun in the bottom of the fifth cut the Carroll County lead to 5-3. The visitors tacked on another run in the sixth and held on for the win.
For the Rebels it would again be errors that, according to Coach Webster, led to the defeat.
The team then traveled to South Oldham on April 29. Not much went right for the Rebels as the Dragons won the game 7-1.
Owen County returned home on Thursday for a game with the Bearcats from Walton-Verona. Owen County got on the board early as they scored three runs in the top of the first. Layton had a RBI-hit in the inning.
Michael Ogden took advantage of the early lead and took things from there. As the Bearcats came to the plate in the seventh, Ogden had not allowed any runs or hits. The visitors did manage a hit in the inning as well as a walk. Jordan Cox then entered the game in an effort to preserve the win. He did just that, thanks in part to a fine defensive play in the inning. The Bearcats scored two runs in the inning, however, a defensive gem by Justin Stevens and Stone Osborne turned a squeeze attempt by Walton-Verona into a double-play, which wrapped up the 3-2 win.
Owen County was at home last night as they hosted Anderson County. The Rebels will travel to Scott County today before heading to Western Hills on Thursday. The team will then hit the road on Saturday as they bus to Henry County to take part in the NCKC Tournament.