Softball Preview: West Rowan Falcons vs. Concord Spiders
West Rowan is 10-0 against Concord since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The West Rowan Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Concord Spiders at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Rowan has five straight wins, Concord has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Rowan stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against South Rowan as West Rowan made off with an 11-1 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 tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Shulenburger has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Shulenburger was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, West Rowan got a big performance out of EA Nance, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Taylor Keller was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Concord fell victim to a tough 26-9 loss at the hands of Robinson on Tuesday.
Peighton Porter was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Aagaard, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
West Rowan's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. As for Concord, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
West Rowan took their victory against Concord in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 20-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Rowan since the squad 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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