In what's become a running theme this season, Northwest Cabarrus gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past the Concord Spiders 16-1. That's two games straight that Northwest Cabarrus has won by exactly 15 runs.
Haylee Ellis made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Ellis has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ellis was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Justyce Johnson was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Molly Hatley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Concord's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peighton Porter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Northwest Cabarrus now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Concord, they dropped their record down to 4-9 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Northwest Cabarrus will face off against Carson at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwest Cabarrus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Concord, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against South Rowan at 5:30 p.m.
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