The Mooresville Blue Devils will square off against the Lake Norman Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mooresville comes in on six and Lake Norman on four.
On Wednesday, Mooresville made easy work of Ardrey Kell and carried off a 12-4 win. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Lake Norman ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Hickory Ridge 16-15. Lake Norman's victory was all the more impressive since the Ragin' Bulls were averaging only 3.05 runs allowed on the season.
Kaylee Harris was incredible, going 4-for-6 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Wolf, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Lake Norman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive matches.
Mooresville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Lake Norman, their record is now 12-8.
Mooresville came up short against Lake Norman in their previous meeting on April 3rd, falling 6-3. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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