After three games on the road, East Rowan is heading back home. They will take on the Carson Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Rowan: 2.7, Carson: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, East Rowan beat North Davidson 7-2.
Sam Blackwelder was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Logan Dyer, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
While Carson couldn't quite beat Northwest Cabarrus on Thursday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt on Wednesday. Carson fell just short of Northwest Cabarrus by a score of 4-2. Carson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maverick Walters was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Jayven Parks made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
East Rowan's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Carson, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
East Rowan beat Carson 8-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will East Rowan repeat their success, or does Carson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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