The West Rowan Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Mount Pleasant Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount Pleasant took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West Rowan, who comes in off a win.
West Rowan will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Davie on Saturday. West Rowan came out on top against Davie by a score of 11-8.
Luke Ponczka and Carter Durant made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ponczka tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Durant pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Ponczka a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At bat, Ponczka went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Durant scored two runs while going 1-for-3. That stolen base was Ponczka's first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Blevins, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Graham, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 4.09 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They fell 11-8 to South Stanly. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Mount Pleasant's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-3. As for West Rowan, their record now sits at 10-3.
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