Baseball Preview: West Iredell Warriors vs. Foard Tigers
West Iredell is 0-10 against Foard since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Iredell Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Foard Tigers at 7:00 p.m. West Iredell will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
West Iredell is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Statesville 19-4. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded West Iredell with their most commanding win of the season.
Bryant Moore was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Moore was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Carlos Ortega-Demorrow was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Xavierous Glaspy was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Foard entered their tilt with North Lincoln with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knights on Tuesday and snuck past 5-3.
Sean Jenkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Powell, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Braxton Tramel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
West Iredell's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-9. As for Foard, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Iredell has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Foard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Iredell came up short against Foard in their previous meeting back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Foard's Carson Duckworth, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that West Iredell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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