The Rowan County Vikings will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Wolfe County Wolves, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Rowan County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Rowan County lost 11-1 to Boyd County on Monday.
Kevin Lambert was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off ten hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rowan County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abram Norden, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wolfe County had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it 15 on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Cougars out 10-8.
Rowan County's loss dropped their record down to 24-7. As for Wolfe County, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Everything went Rowan County's way against Wolfe County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Rowan County made off with a 15-0 win. Will Rowan County repeat their success, or does Wolfe County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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