
Rockets
03/12/25 @ Morehead | 6-5 |
03/11/25 @ Western Alamance | 5-2 |
03/07/25 @ Northern Durham | 5-3 |
03/06/25 @ Carrboro | 19-4 |
Person hadn't done well against Morehead recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Person Rockets won by a run and slipped past the Morehead Panthers 6-5. The victory was familiar territory for the Rockets, who have now won four matchups in a row.
Person got a great performance from Ethan Norris as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Brady Holmes was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Nicholas Young was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Person's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Morehead, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Person will take on Western Alamance at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Person's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Western Alamance's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Morehead, they will face off against Walkertown at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Walkertown knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Morehead likes a good challenge.
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