Lake Norman lost a heartbreaker to West Rowan when they met back in April of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Wednesday. The Lake Norman Wildcats fell just short of the West Rowan Falcons by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Lake Norman has lost by just one run.
Lake Norman saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Sandoval, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On West Rowan's side, the team relied heavily on Cole Blevins, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Blevins has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Lake Norman's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for West Rowan, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Lake Norman will head out on the road to take on Cox Mill at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cox Mill will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Lake Norman surely won't give up without a fight. As for West Rowan, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Concord at 6:00 p.m. West Rowan is facing Concord at the right time seeing as Concord is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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