Baseball Preview: Cox Mill Chargers vs. South Iredell Vikings
Cox Mill is 7-2 against South Iredell since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cox Mill Chargers will look to defend their home field against the South Iredell Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cox Mill took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Butler by a score of 10-5.
Aiden Anderson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Gavin Barber was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colin Pritt, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Iredell beat Bandys 6-3 on Monday.
Jake Crowley tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, South Iredell let Tyler Hughesman and Tristan Kinsey loose on the outfield. Hughesman scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Kinsey scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Hughesman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Cox Mill is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for South Iredell, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Cox Mill beat South Iredell 10-7 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Cox Mill have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Iredell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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