West Carter hasn't had much luck against Rowan County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Comets will be playing at home against the Vikings at 6:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, West Carter came up short against East Carter and fell 7-2. The Comets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Rowan County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over the Tomcats. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Rowan County got a great performance from Grant Rose as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits.
On the hitting side, Aaron Pennington was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Dehart, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Rowan County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .378 or higher in three consecutive games.
Rowan County's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for West Carter, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
West Carter suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Rowan County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will the Comets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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