Rowan County waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over the Greenup County Musketeers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Rowan County also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Tyler Crisp looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hunter Hampton and Caleb Cooper did most of the damage at the plate: Hampton scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Cooper scored a run while going 2-for-4. Ben Dehart was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double.
Rowan County has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season. As for Greenup County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-21.
Rowan County will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against East Carter at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Rowan County's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five contests. Greenup County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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