The North Lincoln Knights will face off against the East Rowan Mustangs on Friday. North Lincoln is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
North Lincoln is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over East Lincoln.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, East Rowan made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lake Norman Charter on Wednesday. The Mustangs came out on top against the Knights by a score of 11-7. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on three straight.
Brady Ailshie looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Harrison Ailshie was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two runs and two doubles. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Sam Blackwelder was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
East Rowan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Norman Charter only posted a batting average of .273.
East Rowan pushed their record up to 25-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for North Lincoln, their record is now 18-8.
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