The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will head out on the road to take on the West Cabarrus Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hickory Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Hickory Ridge had just enough and edged South Rowan out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hickory Ridge.
Embler Kristyn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chloe Woodward was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, West Cabarrus is still looking for their first win of the season after 15 matchups. They suffered a rough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Pine Lake Prep on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, West Cabarrus couldn't push the score so high this time.
West Cabarrus saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Brower, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Hickory Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for West Cabarrus, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Hickory Ridge skirted past West Cabarrus 7-5 when the teams last played on April 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory Ridge since the team 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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