Central Cabarrus is 2-8 against East Rowan since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Central Cabarrus Vikings will head out on the road to take on the East Rowan Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Central Cabarrus had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Robinson.
Ethan Wolff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Aiden Kwon was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Pate, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Central Cabarrus was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, East Rowan entered their tilt with North Stanly with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Comets a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. East Rowan might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 games by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Cobb Hightower, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Logan Dyer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Central Cabarrus' defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for East Rowan, they pushed their record up to 20-1 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Central Cabarrus suffered a grim 19-2 defeat to East Rowan when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hightower, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Now that Central Cabarrus knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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