Baseball Preview: East Rowan Mustangs vs. Central Cabarrus Vikings
East Rowan is 8-2 against Central Cabarrus since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Rowan Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Central Cabarrus Vikings at 7:00 p.m. East Rowan will be looking to keep their 18-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
East Rowan is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against North Stanly (and have done all season long). East Rowan's pitchers stepped up to hand North Stanly a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. East Rowan's victory was all the more impressive since North Stanly was averaging only 2.86 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Cobb Hightower, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Braden Shive, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Central Cabarrus had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Robinson on Tuesday.
Ethan Wolff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Aiden Kwon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Bryson Pate was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Central Cabarrus was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
East Rowan's win bumped their record up to 20-1. As for Central Cabarrus, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Everything went East Rowan's way against Central Cabarrus in their previous matchup back in February as East Rowan made off with a 19-2 victory. Does East Rowan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Cabarrus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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