The Central Cabarrus Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Lake Norman Charter Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Central Cabarrus is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Central Cabarrus was able to grind out a solid victory over Concord, taking the game 5-1. The win was just what Central Cabarrus needed coming off of an 8-0 loss in their prior game.
Tellis Bumgarner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Central Cabarrus saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Kwon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Norman Charter unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 11-6 to South Rowan.
Lake Norman Charter also got a good showing from Pearce Conklin, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Jacob Makowski was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Corey Bean, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Central Cabarrus' victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-7. As for Lake Norman Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Central Cabarrus came up short against Lake Norman Charter in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 9-4. Thankfully for Central Cabarrus, Logan Wilson (who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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