West Cabarrus had lost four straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 8-14 to make it five. They fell just short of the Mooresville Blue Devils by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that the Wolverines have lost by exactly two runs.
As for Mooresville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
For Mooresville's part, they got a great performance from Connor Park as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Park has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Luke Modrak was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Mooresville is 13-2 when Modrak posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Gavin Barber was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
As of now, neither West Cabarrus nor Mooresville have any future games scheduled.
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