The Oak Grove Grizzlies will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the East Rowan Mustangs. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oak Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Norman Charter and snuck past 4-2.
Meanwhile, East Rowan waltzed into their contest on Monday with 21 straight wins... but they left with 22. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 9-0 win. East Rowan might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 22 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Joe Burleyson looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Braden Shive, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cobb Hightower, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Oak Grove pushed their record up to 14-11 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for East Rowan, their win bumped their record up to 29-1.
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