Cougars
| 03/19/25 @ Morehead | 15-4 |
| 03/18/25 @ Eastern Guilford | 11-2 |
| 03/13/25 @ Ben L. Smith | 16-0 |
| 03/12/25 vs Reidsville | 8-5 |
| 03/11/25 vs Ben L. Smith | 34-0 |
| + 2 more games |
Rockingham County waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Morehead Panthers with a sharp 15-4 win. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 7-2 victory the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Nick Rumbley and Hudson Deel made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Rumbley didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Deel tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in May of 2024. At the plate, Rumbley scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Deel got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run. Rumbley is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Rockingham County got a big performance out of Brady Ross, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Ross a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Bryson Apple, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Rockingham County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morehead only posted a batting average of .200.
Rockingham County pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Morehead, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Rockingham County Cougars take on Eastern Guilford Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Morehead, they will challenge Walkertown at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Walkertown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14.7 runs per game this season.
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