West Rowan has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the South Iredell Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Rowan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
West Rowan's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cougars pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.33 points allowed on Thursday. West Rowan walked away with a 10-7 victory over High Point Christian Academy.
The team relied heavily on Emma Clarke, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was EA Nance, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Iredell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 6-3 to South Rowan. That's two games in a row now that South Iredell has lost by exactly three runs.
Caroline Constable was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
West Rowan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for South Iredell, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
South Iredell's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: West Rowan hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .312. It's a different story for South Iredell, though, as they've only averaged .226. Will they be able to contain West Rowan's hitters?
Everything went West Rowan's way against South Iredell in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as West Rowan made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Rowan 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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