East Carter dropped their record down to 26-6 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Rowan County Vikings by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Raiders were not able to get on the board.
As for Rowan County, they pushed their record up to 23-6 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games.
For Rowan County's part, not much got past Kassi Perkins, who gave up just two hits to keep East Carter off the board.
On the hitting side, Rowan County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diamond Wills, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Another was Malana Hamm, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Coming up, East Carter will face off against Frederick Douglass at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Rowan County, they will challenge Blazer at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
