Baseball Preview: South Iredell Vikings vs. Mooresville Blue Devils
South Iredell is 2-8 against Mooresville since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Iredell Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Mooresville Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. South Iredell is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
South Iredell can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Mooresville. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for South Iredell considering their two-run performance the match before.
Layne Paxton looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Tyler Hughesman and Tristan Kinsey did most of the damage at the plate: Hughesman scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4, while Kinsey went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Reid Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for South Iredell and bumps their season record up to 11-7. As for Mooresville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-17.
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