The West Rowan Falcons will face off against the A.C. Reynolds Rockets on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
West Rowan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over Ledford. Nine seems to be a good number for the Falcons as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cole Blevins was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Brice Knox, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
West Rowan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, A.C. Reynolds narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Pisgah 9-8. That's two games straight that the Rockets have won by just one run.
A.C. Reynolds pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for West Rowan, their win bumped their record up to 24-4.
West Rowan came out on top in a nail-biter against A.C. Reynolds in their previous matchup back in May of 2017, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad 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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