The East Rowan Mustangs will take on the Kings Mountain Mountaineers on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East Rowan 1.6, Kings Mountain 0.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Rowan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Freedom a 12-0 shutout. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Kings Mountain waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Knights. The Mountaineers' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
The result came thanks to Maddie Huffman's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Paige Fleming, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Wooten, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
East Rowan's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Kings Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
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