Baseball Preview: Morehead Panthers vs. Rockingham County Cougars
Morehead is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Rockingham County is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Morehead Panthers will take on the Rockingham County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Morehead's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Magna Vista's usually-dominant pitching crew. Morehead's pitchers stepped up to hand Magna Vista a 12-0 shutout.
Anderson Nance made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Nance has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Nance was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Briar Woods, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brittyn Barnes, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, everything went Rockingham County's way against High Point Central on Friday as Rockingham County made off with a 15-0 win.
Like Morehead, Rockingham County also got a great game from a two-way player: Cole Behe. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Behe was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nate Revis, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Dylan Long was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Morehead's victory bumped their record up to 18-0. As for Rockingham County, their win bumped their record up to 15-4.
Monday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Morehead has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .534. However, it's not like Rockingham County struggles in that department as they've averaged .499. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Morehead's way against Rockingham County in their previous matchup back in March as Morehead made off with an 18-4 victory. Does Morehead have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rockingham County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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