Rowan County is 2-7 against East Carter since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Rowan County Vikings will head out on the road to take on the East Carter Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rowan County: 3.3, East Carter: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rowan County took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Fleming County onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Fleming County's batters probably weren't too happy with Trinity Lambert, who pitched a no hitter and racked up six Ks (she gave up two walks).
At the plate, Keleigh Littleton and Ryleigh Howard did most of the damage at the plate: Littleton scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Howard went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, East Carter can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They blew past Morgan County 15-0. Winning may never get old, but East Carter sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Nobody will forget Laken Knipp's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Morgan County's batters): she turned in a perfect game. Knipp has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Shelby Felty and Emily Biddle did most of the damage at the plate: Felty scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Biddle got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trina Porter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Rowan County's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. As for East Carter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Rowan County took their win against East Carter in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rowan County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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