Baseball Recap: North Lincoln Knights vs. Statesville Greyhounds
North Lincoln stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Statesville Greyhounds with a sharp 18-5 victory. North Lincoln's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Logan Sammons made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sammons was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Chad Matthews and Tucker Sigmon did most of the damage at the plate: Matthews scored four runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3, while Sigmon scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Cason McGinnis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Statesville's side, Noah Owens made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Turner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
North Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Statesville, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
North Lincoln will head out on the road to take on East Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Lincoln: 2.6, East Lincoln: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Statesville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Iredell at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games North Iredell has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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