Carson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Rowan Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on Tuesday.

Kendal Sifford
| 04/24/26 vs South Rowan | 2 |
| 04/17/26 @ Jay M. Robinson | 2 |
| 04/15/26 vs North Iredell | 2 |
| 03/03/26 @ Salisbury | 2 |
| 04/10/26 @ East Rowan | 1 |
| + 7 more games |
Kendal Sifford was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Carson's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 7-12 when he doesn't).
Carson's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for South Rowan, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Carson will challenge rival Northwest Cabarrus at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, South Rowan is set to face off against their familiar foe Jay M. Robinson at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps