Baseball Recap: East Rowan picks up 24th straight win at home

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 6:11pm

Baseball Recap: East Rowan Mustangs vs. West Mecklenburg Hawks

With a playoff game on the line, East Rowan rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the West Mecklenburg Hawks onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for East Rowan who now have 20 in a row.

Harrison Ailshie was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ailshie has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ailshie was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on McCall Henderson, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Cobb Hightower, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.

East Rowan's victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-1. As for West Mecklenburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14-1.

As of now, neither East Rowan nor West Mecklenburg have any future games scheduled.

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