Baseball Recap: West Rowan Falcons vs. North Iredell Raiders
West Rowan put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let the North Iredell Raiders onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Six seems to be a good number for West Rowan as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Alex Hagler looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eli Graham, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Gage Scruggs was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
On North Iredell's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Goodman, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
West Rowan's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for North Iredell, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Rowan will challenge Lake Norman Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Rowan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for North Iredell, they will head out on the road to face off against Statesville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Iredell is facing Statesville at the right time seeing as Statesville is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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