Softball Preview: West Rowan Falcons vs. Northwest Cabarrus Trojans
West Rowan is 10-0 against Northwest Cabarrus since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The West Rowan Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at 5:30 p.m. West Rowan will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, West Rowan gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against South Rowan as West Rowan made off with a 12-2 victory. That's two games straight that West Rowan has won by exactly ten runs.
Arabelle Shulenburger made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Shulenburger has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Shulenburger was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, West Rowan got a massive performance out of Emma Clarke, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Clarke is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Reese Poole was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northwest Cabarrus fell victim to East Rowan and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of the Mustangs. The game marked that first time this season in which Northwest Cabarrus was not able to get on the board.
West Rowan has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Northwest Cabarrus, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2.
West Rowan took their win against Northwest Cabarrus when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Will West Rowan repeat their success, or does Northwest Cabarrus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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