Baseball Recap: East Rowan Mustangs vs. Northwest Cabarrus Trojans
East Rowan entered their tilt with Northwest Cabarrus with 17 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 18. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering East Rowan has won 18 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
East Rowan got a great performance from Joe Burleyson as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Burleyson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Rowan let Harrison Ailshie and Cobb Hightower loose on the outfield. Ailshie went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Hightower went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Hightower hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of McCall Henderson, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
East Rowan's victory was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-1. As for Northwest Cabarrus, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-14.
As of now, neither East Rowan nor Northwest Cabarrus have any future games scheduled.
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