Baseball Recap: West Rowan Falcons vs. South Iredell Vikings
West Rowan entered their tilt with South Iredell with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on the South Iredell Vikings with a sharp 16-3 win on Monday. West Rowan might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Alex Hagler looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Blevins, who scored four runs while going 3-for-4. Andrew Helmbold was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On South Iredell's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Kinsey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
West Rowan's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs per game. As for South Iredell, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-6 record this season.
West Rowan will stay at home for another game and welcome Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Rowan is facing Carson at the right time seeing as Carson is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for South Iredell, they will be playing at home against A.L. Brown at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. A.L. Brown will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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