Central Cabarrus is 9-1 against Concord since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Vikings will challenge the Spiders at 6:30 p.m.
Things were looking good for Central Cabarrus after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Robinson by a score of 5-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Keyen Elbe
| 04/22/25 vs Robinson | 3 |
| 03/08/25 vs A.L. Brown | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs South Rowan | 2 |
| 03/15/25 vs Northwest Cabarrus | 2 |
| 03/04/25 @ East Rowan | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Central Cabarrus saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keyen Elbe, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs. Elbe has become a key player for the Vikings: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-13 otherwise. Carson Fink was another, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Concord, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Northwest Cabarrus on Tuesday as they made off with an 11-5 victory.
Mason Porter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Porter was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Greyson Daniels was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
Concord was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Concord's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15. As for Central Cabarrus, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
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