The Central Cabarrus Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Mount Pleasant Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Cabarrus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Central Cabarrus will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against A.L. Brown on Thursday. The Vikings never let the Wonders get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Not much got past Tellis Bumgarner, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep A.L. Brown off the board. Bumgarner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kit Stafford, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Riley Davis was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Central Cabarrus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Spartans, sneaking past 9-7.
Mount Pleasant now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Central Cabarrus, their record is now 8-6.
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