East Rowan is 10-0 against Concord since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The East Rowan Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Concord Spiders at 6:30 p.m. East Rowan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
East Rowan put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Carson with a sharp 10-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Rowan.
Logan Dyer was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Dyer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dyer was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cobb Hightower, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was McCall Henderson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Concord had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Robinson on Tuesday and snuck past 4-3.
East Rowan pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Concord, their win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Everything went East Rowan's way against Concord when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as East Rowan made off with a 14-3 victory. Does East Rowan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Concord turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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