Baseball Preview: Northwest Cabarrus Trojans vs. West Rowan Falcons
Northwest Cabarrus is 2-8 against West Rowan since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Northwest Cabarrus Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Rowan Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went Northwest Cabarrus' way against Robinson as Northwest Cabarrus made off with a 7-1 win.
Northwest Cabarrus let Landon Finley and Alex Walker loose on the outfield. Finley scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Walker went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Able, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Rowan had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Spiders a 9-0 shutout.
Drew Burton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Burton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Blevins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Andrew Helmbold was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Northwest Cabarrus has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for West Rowan, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northwest Cabarrus has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Rowan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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