The Carson Cougars will take on the South Rowan Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carson has three straight wins, South Rowan has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Carson is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Concord on Thursday as they made off with a 16-3 victory. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.

Carson Kirk
04/17/25 vs Concord | 3 |
04/04/25 vs West Rowan | 2 |
04/14/25 @ Robinson | 1 |
04/01/25 @ Central Cabarrus | 1 |
03/28/25 vs Lake Norman Charter | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Carson Kirk, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Snyder, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Carson kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Concord only managed five hits.
Meanwhile, South Rowan scored first but ultimately less than Mount Pleasant in their game on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly two runs.
South Rowan's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Carson, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
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