Softball Preview: Statesville Greyhounds vs. North Iredell Raiders
Statesville is 0-10 against North Iredell since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Statesville Greyhounds will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Iredell Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Statesville is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 23rd straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 loss at the hands of West Iredell.
Meanwhile, North Iredell came up short against North Lincoln on Wednesday and fell 6-3.
Martha Parlier was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Statesville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for North Iredell, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
Statesville might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from North Iredell when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Iredell's Chelsea Patton, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Statesville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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