Rowan County stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Morgan County Cougars a 14-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Rowan County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Rowan County got a great performance from Jayson Ingles as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Ingles has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hayden Mains was a standout: he went 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Aaron Pennington was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Rowan County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 21-5 record this season. As for Morgan County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Rowan County will play host again on Friday to welcome Montgomery County, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. As for Morgan County, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Russell at 6:00 p.m.
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