The South Rowan Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Carson Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: South Rowan has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Carson will arrive with three straight victories.
Things were looking good for South Rowan after they put the first run on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Mount Pleasant by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carson). They blew past Concord 16-3 on Thursday. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Carson Kirk was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Snyder, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
Carson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
South Rowan's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Carson, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
South Rowan skirted past Carson 5-4 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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