After a string of five wins, Rowan County's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the East Carter Raiders by a score of 7-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Rowan County of the 14-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Rowan County got a good showing from Kevin Lambert, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Lambert has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Colby Wilburn made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Will Richardson, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Rowan County's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 29-8. As for East Carter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Rowan County nor East Carter have any future games scheduled.
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