The Carson Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Carson has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Hickory Ridge will arrive with seven straight wins.
On Friday, Carson came up short against West Rowan and fell 6-2.
Carson saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maverick Walters, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hickory Ridge). They blew past West Cabarrus 11-0 on Friday. Considering the Ragin' Bulls have won three games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carson's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Hickory Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Carson couldn't quite finish off Hickory Ridge in their previous meeting back in March of 2025 and fell 13-11. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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