Baseball Preview: Foard Tigers vs. Statesville Greyhounds
Foard is 5-0 against Statesville since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Foard Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Statesville Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Foard has five straight victories, Statesville has 29 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Foard earned a 6-2 win over West Iredell.
Carson Duckworth tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Foard saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Jenkins, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Braxton Tramel was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Statesville fell victim to a tough 21-1 loss at the hands of North Iredell on Friday.
Noah Owens made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Foard's victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Foard was able to grind out a solid win over Statesville in their previous meeting back in March, winning 8-4. Will Foard repeat their success, or does Statesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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