Lewis County is 1-9 against Rowan County since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lewis County Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rowan County Vikings at 6:00 p.m.
Lewis County is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of East Carter by a score of 14-12.
Meanwhile, Rowan County stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let Montgomery County onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rowan County.
Not much got past Kevin Lambert, who gave up just three hits to keep Montgomery County off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hayden Mains, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jayson Ingles, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Lewis County's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Rowan County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Lewis County suffered a grim 19-4 defeat to Rowan County when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mains, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Now that Lewis County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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