Baseball Game Preview: East Rowan Mustangs vs. Central Cabarrus Vikings

East Rowan is 8-2 against Central Cabarrus since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Mustangs will square off against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Central Cabarrus took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on East Rowan, who comes in off a win.

It looked like the Kentucky Derby when East Rowan challenged West Stanly on Wednesday. The Mustangs had just enough and edged out the Colts 4-2. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Colts: they've now won three in a row.

East Rowan got a great performance from Brady Ailshie as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Ailshie has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

Logan Bradley

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/02/25 vs West Stanly	3
03/28/25 @ Concord	2
02/25/25 vs Concord	2
03/21/25 vs West Rowan	1

At the plate, Logan Bradley was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Central Cabarrus' offense. They lost 11-0 to Carson on Tuesday. The Vikings just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.

Central Cabarrus saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Fink, who went 1-for-2 with one double. Bryson Pate also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

East Rowan pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Central Cabarrus, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.

East Rowan couldn't quite get it done against Central Cabarrus in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 5-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.