Baseball Preview: Foard Tigers vs. North Davidson Black Knights
The Foard Tigers will head out on the road to take on the North Davidson Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Foard: 2.8, North Davidson: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Foard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Enka 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Foard.
Braxton Tramel was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Brannock, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, North Davidson won against Northwest Cabarrus on Thursday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. North Davidson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Kings Mountain. The victory was familiar territory for North Davidson who now have five in a row.
Foard is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for North Davidson, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
Everything went Foard's way against North Davidson when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as Foard made off with an 8-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Foard since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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