The Central Cabarrus Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Piedmont Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Cabarrus hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Central Cabarrus fell victim to East Rowan and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs.
Tellis Bumgarner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March.
At the plate, Central Cabarrus saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andre Vaughn, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double. That double marked the first that Vaughn hit this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Piedmont duked it out with Anson on Tuesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 2-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Panthers were not able to get on the board.
Peyton Archer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Piedmont's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Central Cabarrus, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central Cabarrus has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Piedmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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