In what's become a running theme this season, West Rowan gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Robinson Bulldogs a 12-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for West Rowan who now have seven in a row.
Arabelle Shulenburger made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Shulenburger has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Shulenburger was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Reese Poole and EA Nance did most of the damage at the plate: Poole went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Nance got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lucy Shelton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
West Rowan is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Robinson, they dropped their record down to 7-13 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
West Rowan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Robinson, they will head out on the road to face off against Central Cabarrus at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Central Cabarrus' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Robinson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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