South Rowan suffered their closest loss since March 20, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Lake Norman Wildcats by a score of 5-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Raiders of the 1-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2017.
This is the second loss in a row for South Rowan and nudges their season record down to 8-5. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Lake Norman, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
South Rowan didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-3 defeat against West Rowan on the 28th. As for Lake Norman, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 4-3 loss against South Iredell on the 1st.
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