Softball Preview: West Rowan Falcons vs. Central Cabarrus Vikings
The West Rowan Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Central Cabarrus Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, West Rowan got the win against South Iredell by a conclusive 10-1. Ten seems to be a good number for West Rowan as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Arabelle Shulenburger spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emma Clarke, who went 1-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Reese Poole was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Central Cabarrus' way against South Rowan on Friday as Central Cabarrus made off with a 17-3 victory.
Taryn Jenkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Jenkins was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Chloe Phillips was incredible, going 2-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Isabel Hart, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
West Rowan is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Central Cabarrus, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. West Rowan hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Central Cabarrus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
West Rowan took their victory against Central Cabarrus in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 15-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Rowan since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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