The Lake Norman Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the West Cabarrus Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Norman has six straight wins, West Cabarrus has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lake Norman proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitchers stepped up to hand A.L. Brown a 2-0 shutout.
Lake Norman got a great performance from Caden Beaver as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lake Norman saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Sandoval, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Tyler Sumner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Cabarrus fell victim to a rough 15-4 loss at the hands of Cox Mill on Thursday.
West Cabarrus saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cage Love, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Petersen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Lake Norman's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for West Cabarrus, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Lake Norman's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's game. Lake Norman has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for West Cabarrus, though, as they've been averaging only 0.7 per game. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Lake Norman continue to outrun the ball?
Lake Norman beat West Cabarrus 5-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Lake Norman repeat their success, or does West Cabarrus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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