Baseball Preview: Rowan County Vikings vs. East Carter Raiders
Rowan County is on a three-game streak of home wins, while East Carter is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Rowan County Vikings will take on the East Carter Raiders at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rowan County knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully East Carter likes a good challenge.
Rowan County will head into Monday's game having proved themselves against Greenup County: Rowan County took a nine-run defeat the last time they faced off against Greenup County, but they managed to turn things around on Monday. Rowan County came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenup County and snuck past 10-8.
Tyler Crisp looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hunter Hampton and Caleb Cooper did most of the damage at the plate: Hampton scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Cooper scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Dehart, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, East Carter gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let West Carter onto the board and left with a 12-0 win.
Rowan County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season. As for East Carter, their victory bumped their record up to 20-6.
Rowan County suffered a grim 14-7 defeat to East Carter in their previous matchup back in April. Can Rowan County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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