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| 05/01/23 - Home | 11-3 W |
| 05/02/22 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 03/21/22 - Away | 19-0 W |
| 05/12/21 - Home | 13-3 W |
| 04/30/21 - Away | 11-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Rowan County has gone a perfect 10-0 against West Carter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Comets at 6:00 p.m. Rowan County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
West Carter will be up against a hot Rowan County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Vikings put the hurt on Blazer with a sharp 14-3 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Grant Rose tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits.
At the plate, Rowan County got a massive performance out of Aaron Pennington, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs Pennington has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was 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 matchups.
Meanwhile, West Carter came up short against East Carter on Tuesday and fell 7-2. The Comets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rowan County's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for West Carter, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Everything went Rowan County's way against West Carter in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Rowan County made off with an 11-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad 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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