Baseball Recap: Rowan County Vikings vs. Menifee County Wildcats
Rowan County put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Menifee County Wildcats a 16-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Rowan County as they're now sitting on three straight.
Hayden Mains made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mains has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mains was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Aaron Pennington was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Caleb Cooper, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Rowan County has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which somehow isn't as good as their 27-7 record this season. As for Menifee County, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-20.
Rowan County will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Fleming County at 6:30 p.m. Fleming County is coming into the contest with six straight victories on the road, so Rowan County will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Menifee County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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