Carson is 1-9 against East Rowan since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cougars will challenge the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Carson easily dispatched Central Cabarrus on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Cougars fell just short of West Rowan by a score of 11-9 on Friday.
Carson Kirk was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Rowan won against West Stanly on Wednesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Mustangs never let Central Cabarrus get on the board and left with a 4-0 win.
East Rowan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Blackwelder, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI. Another was Krys Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base.
East Rowan is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Carson, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Rowan struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carson couldn't quite get it done against East Rowan in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 4-0. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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