Preview: Foard Tigers vs. Statesville Greyhounds
Foard is 4-0 against Statesville since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Foard Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Statesville Greyhounds at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Foard has three straight victories, Statesville has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Foard gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on West Iredell with a sharp 10-0 victory. Give Foard's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Karsyn Sigmon made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Sigmon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sigmon was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Foard got a massive performance out of Addison Settlemyre, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Riley Vogel was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Statesville fell victim to North Iredell and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Raiders. That's two games in a row now that Statesville has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Foard's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs per game. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Foard's way against Statesville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Foard made off with a 15-0 victory. 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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