Northwest Cabarrus is 2-8 against West Rowan since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northwest Cabarrus Trojans are on the road again to play the West Rowan Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Northwest Cabarrus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Northwest Cabarrus won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They suffered a tough 13-4 defeat at the hands of Cox Mill.
Northwest Cabarrus saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Gaffney, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Alex Walker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Rowan had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 7-0 win. West Rowan might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Corbin Bailey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Cole Blevins was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Helmbold, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Northwest Cabarrus now has a losing record at 5-6. As for West Rowan, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northwest Cabarrus has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Rowan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northwest Cabarrus came up short against West Rowan when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 6-3. Thankfully for Northwest Cabarrus, Lucas Graham (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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