The Northwest Cabarrus Trojans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Gray Stone Day Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Northwest Cabarrus can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past South Rowan 8-2.
Haylee Ellis made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Ellis has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ellis was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Langston Harrison was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Madison Strickland was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gray Stone Day came into Thursday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Greater Cabarrus S a 17-0 shutout on Thursday. Gray Stone Day's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last five games.
Like Northwest Cabarrus, Gray Stone Day also got a great game from a two-way player: Emily Dorsey. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Dorsey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Gray Stone Day let Arlee Stevens and Caroline Lyerly loose on the outfield. Stevens went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Lyerly scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Josephina Hunyh, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Northwest Cabarrus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Gray Stone Day, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-9.
Northwest Cabarrus was able to grind out a solid victory over Gray Stone Day when the teams last played back in March of 2018, winning 13-10. Does Northwest Cabarrus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gray Stone Day turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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