The Rowan County Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greenup County Musketeers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rowan County has ten straight wins, Greenup County has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rowan County put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Morgan County with a sharp 15-1 victory.
Grant Rose looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Aaron Pennington was a standout: he scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Wilburn, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Greenup County lost a close one when they played on Thursday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on on Saturday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Madison Central.
Rowan County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 13 runs. As for Greenup County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Rowan County came up short against Greenup County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Rowan County, Jack Gullett (who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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