Baseball Recap: J.H. Rose Sets Scoring Season-High Against Panther Creek

Rampants

Team Score (Highest)

04/19/25 vs Panther Creek	21
03/07/25 vs Washington	18
04/05/25 vs Lee County	15
03/13/25 @ Perquimans	13
03/06/25 vs South Brunswick	13

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask J.H. Rose). They blew past the Panther Creek Catamounts 21-2 on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Rampants needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.

Owen Hardee looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Matthew Aldridge and Jaiden Floyd did most of the damage at the plate: Aldridge went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two doubles, while Floyd went 1-for-2 with one home run and five RBI. Those two doubles gave Aldridge a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Knight-Hyatt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

J.H. Rose always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Panther Creek only posted an OBP of .318.

J.H. Rose has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Panther Creek, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-17.

J.H. Rose didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-2 victory against Northern Nash on the 19th. As for Panther Creek, they will venture away from home to challenge Middle Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mustangs will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Catamounts surely won't give up without a fight.