The North Rowan Cavaliers are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will challenge the Eastern Randolph Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
North Rowan is leaving town to face Eastern Randolph after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. North Rowan came up short against North Hills Christian on Tuesday, falling 17-3.
North Rowan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Brown, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastern Randolph had to kick off their season on the road on Monday, but they showed no ill effects. They put the hurt on Jordan-Matthews with a sharp 16-1 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted since March 21, 2024.
Chance Holdaway made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Holdaway was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Lucas Smith and Alex Kivett did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and one run, while Kivett went 1-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. What's more, Smith posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Avery Wright was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Eastern Randolph always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jordan-Matthews only posted an OBP of .385.
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