East Rowan entered their tilt with Northwest Cabarrus with 17 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 18. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering East Rowan has won 18 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
East Rowan got a great performance from Joe Burleyson as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Burleyson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Rowan let Harrison Ailshie and Cobb Hightower loose on the outfield. Ailshie went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Hightower went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Hightower hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of McCall Henderson, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
East Rowan's victory was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-1. As for Northwest Cabarrus, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-14.
As of now, neither East Rowan nor Northwest Cabarrus have any future games scheduled.
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