After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Rowan, Northwest Cabarrus was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lake Norman Charter Knights a 3-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Northwest Cabarrus, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Haylee Ellis's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Northwest Cabarrus saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Langston Harrison, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Northwest Cabarrus is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Lake Norman Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwest Cabarrus will stay at home for another game and welcome South Rowan at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Cabarrus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Lake Norman Charter, they will be playing at home against West Rowan at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. West Rowan knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Lake Norman Charter likes a good challenge.
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