East Rowan came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for East Rowan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cobb Hightower made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Hightower has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hightower was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Hightower wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was McCall Henderson, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Northwest Cabarrus' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Finley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
East Rowan pushed their record up to 16-1 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs per game. As for Northwest Cabarrus, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
East Rowan will head out on the road to face off against South Rowan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Rowan's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so South Rowan's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northwest Cabarrus, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Robinson at 7:00 p.m. Northwest Cabarrus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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