West Cabarrus was handed an 11-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Concord Spiders 8-7. The Wolverines have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spiders, too.

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Will Parker made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. West Cabarrus is 2-1 when Parker posts eight or more strikeouts, but 2-3 otherwise. Parker was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, West Cabarrus let Ryan Matthews and Cage Love run wild. Matthews went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run, while Love went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Jordan Richards also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The win got West Cabarrus back to even at 4-4. As for Concord, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Cabarrus will welcome Harding University at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rams have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15 runs per game on average), something the Wolverines will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Concord, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Jay M. Robinson at 6:30 p.m. The Spiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 8.3 runs per game this season.
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