The South Rowan Raiders are on the road again on Monday to play the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went South Rowan's way against Lake Norman Charter as South Rowan made off with a 7-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Northwest Cabarrus waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 5-1.
Haylee Ellis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Ellis has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Ellis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Lanie Ervin was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Madison Strickland, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
South Rowan's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-11-1. As for Northwest Cabarrus, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6.
South Rowan suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Northwest Cabarrus in their previous meeting last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ellis, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that South Rowan knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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