The East Rowan Mustangs will square off against the Central Cabarrus Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Rowan will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
East Rowan's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Lake Norman Charter. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by six runs or more this season.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Central Cabarrus and Northwest Cabarrus, and Central Cabarrus kept the tradition alive. The Vikings came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 7-4 on Monday.
Taryn Jenkins made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kinley Hood, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Peyton Smith was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Central Cabarrus kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwest Cabarrus only managed five hits.
East Rowan pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Central Cabarrus, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
East Rowan came up short against Central Cabarrus in their previous matchup on April 4th, falling 4-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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