After flying high against Salisbury last Tuesday, Concord came back down to earth. The Concord Spiders suffered a rough 18-3 loss at the hands of the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans on Friday. Concord has struggled against Northwest Cabarrus recently, as their contest on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Peighton Porter was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
On Northwest Cabarrus' side, Haylee Ellis made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). Ellis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alayna Gaffney, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Molly Hatley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Concord's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Northwest Cabarrus, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Concord by a score of 16-1 later that day.
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