In what's become a running theme this season, Northwest Cabarrus gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on the South Rowan Raiders with a sharp 8-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northwest Cabarrus.
Haylee Ellis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Ellis has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ellis was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Strickland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Langston Harrison, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Northwest Cabarrus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for South Rowan, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-9-1.
Northwest Cabarrus will play host again on Monday to welcome Gray Stone Day, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Northwest Cabarrus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for South Rowan, they will head out on the road to take on West Rowan at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in West Rowan's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
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