Salisbury had lost seven straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 2-16 to make it eight. They came up short against the Concord Spiders, falling 23-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 on Tuesday.
As for Concord, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-16. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
For Concord's part, they gave Easton Tucker the start and clearly made the right call: he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Tucker has become a key player for the Spiders: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 2-15 otherwise.
Salisbury and Concord could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Hornets (ranked 495th) will meet West Rowan (ranked 23rd) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Concord will take on East Rowan at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (391 vs. 31).
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