Baseball Game Preview: West Rowan Falcons vs. South Rowan Raiders

West Rowan and South Rowan are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2020, but likely not for long. West Rowan will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Rowan at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (West Rowan 3.9, South Rowan 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

If West Rowan beats South Rowan with 11 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. West Rowan walked away with an 11-7 win over Mount Pleasant on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.

Carter Durant

Hits (Career)

03/26/25 @ Mount Pleasant	5
03/11/25 vs Concord	3
03/05/25 @ Mooresville	3
03/21/25 @ East Rowan	2
03/17/25 vs North Iredell	2

Carter Durant was incredible, going a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI. Those five hits gave him a new career-high. Cole Blevins was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

West Rowan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .395. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount Pleasant only posted a batting average of .214.

Meanwhile, South Rowan suffered their closest loss since March 20, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Lake Norman by a score of 5-3. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

West Rowan's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for South Rowan, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.

West Rowan took their win against South Rowan when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 11-1. Will West Rowan repeat their success, or does South Rowan has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.