Softball Game Preview: North Lincoln Knights vs. Foard Tigers

The North Lincoln Knights will head out to square off against the Foard Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

North Lincoln's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Hickory 15-0. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Red Tornadoes: they've now won eight in a row.

Foard came out on top against North Iredell on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run first inning. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Raiders. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-run performance the game before.

Livi Queen and Alexa Stillwell did most of the damage at the plate: Queen got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Stillwell went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs Stillwell has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubri Luckett, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.

North Lincoln's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Foard, they moved to 11-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.

North Lincoln came up short against Foard in their previous meeting on April 8th, falling 7-3. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.