Baseball Recap: South Iredell Vikings vs. Bandys Trojans
There's no place like home for South Iredell, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Bandys Trojans by a score of 6-3 on Monday. That's more bragging rights for South Iredell, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jake Crowley tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Tyler Hughesman and Tristan Kinsey did most of the damage at the plate: Hughesman scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Kinsey scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Hughesman is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On Bandys' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jon Luke Foster, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
South Iredell pushed their record up to 12-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Bandys, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Iredell will square off against Cox Mill at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Iredell is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Bandys, they will head out on the road to take on Bunker Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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