Softball Preview: Concord Spiders vs. Central Cabarrus Vikings
Concord is 0-10 against Central Cabarrus since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Concord Spiders will play host again on Friday to welcome the Central Cabarrus Vikings, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Concord fell victim to a rough 20-2 defeat at the hands of West Rowan.
Concord saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tami Lay, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Central Cabarrus gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lake Norman Charter with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Central Cabarrus got a massive performance out of Chloe Phillips, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Taryn Jenkins was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Concord's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Central Cabarrus, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Concord has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Central Cabarrus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Concord might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Central Cabarrus in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jenkins, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Concord knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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