The East Rowan Mustangs will square off against the North Lincoln Knights on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with East Rowan sitting on three straight wins and North Lincoln on nine.
East Rowan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over Lake Norman Charter. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their two-run performance the game before.
Brady Ailshie looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Harrison Ailshie was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two runs and two doubles. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Sam Blackwelder, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
East Rowan lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Lincoln was able to grind out a solid win over East Lincoln on Wednesday, taking the game 7-2.
North Lincoln pushed their record up to 18-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for East Rowan, their victory bumped their record up to 25-5.
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