Softball Game Preview: Lake Norman Wildcats vs. Mooresville Blue Devils

The Lake Norman Wildcats will square off against the Mooresville Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Lake Norman's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over Cox Mill.

Alexa Boone and Vivian Billard made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Boone tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Billard pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Boone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Boone earned one run and two stolen bases, while Billard went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Boone a new career-high.

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In other batting news, Avery Evans was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases and three runs. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Evelyn Adams, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Lake Norman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Mooresville waltzed into their contest on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Everything went their way against the Wolverines as they made off with a 14-1 win. Considering the Blue Devils have won 11 games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Lake Norman has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Mooresville, they pushed their record up to 15-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.

Lake Norman couldn't quite finish off Mooresville in their previous meeting on Friday and fell 7-5. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.