Rowan County entered their tilt with Knott County Central with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knott County Central Patriots on Friday and snuck past 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Rowan County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jayson Ingles spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Chance Furnish was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Knott County Central's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Amburgey, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Rowan County has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Knott County Central, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 21-9.
Rowan County has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Boone County at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Knott County Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Lee County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Knott County Central is facing Lee County at the right time seeing as Lee County is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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