Rowan County and Bath County are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Rowan County Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Bath County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rowan County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Rowan County stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Wolfe County.
Trinity Lambert made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Lambert was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kassi Perkins and Ryleigh Howard did most of the damage at the plate: Perkins scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Howard scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Diamond Wills, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bath County faced Russell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Bath County took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Russell. It was the first time this season that Bath County let down their fans at home.
Rowan County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Bath County, their defeat ended a 17-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-5.
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