East Rowan has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the St. Stephens Indians on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Rowan: 2.6, St. Stephens: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Rowan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let West Mecklenburg onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The result was nothing new for East Rowan, who have now won 20 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Harrison Ailshie made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ailshie has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ailshie was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, McCall Henderson was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Cobb Hightower was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens entered their tilt with North Gaston with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Wildcats on Tuesday.
East Rowan's victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-1. As for St. Stephens, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
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