Baseball Recap: Rockingham County Beats Eastern Guilford for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Cougars

Previous Games

03/21/25 vs Eastern Guilford	19-1
03/19/25 @ Morehead	15-4
03/18/25 @ Eastern Guilford	11-2
03/13/25 @ Ben L. Smith	16-0
03/12/25 vs Reidsville	8-5
+ 3 more games

Rockingham County entered their tilt with Eastern Guilford on Friday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over the Wildcats. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-2 last Tuesday.

Cole Behe made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hudson Deel, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Revis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Rockingham County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Rockingham County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern Guilford, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Rockingham County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-1 win against Atkins on the 25th. As for Eastern Guilford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 17-5 defeat against Dudley on the 25th.