The Lake Norman Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Foard Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Norman will be strutting in after a win while Foard will be coming in after a defeat.
Lake Norman took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against West Rowan, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Lake Norman came out on top in a nail-biter against West Rowan on Thursday, sneaking past 13-12. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Vivian Billard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and seven unearned) runs off nine hits. Billard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Kyera Combs was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Olivia Wolf was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Lake Norman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .395. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Rowan only posted a batting average of .257.
Foard kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They came up short against Alexander Central, falling 7-1. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Foard saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenzi Whisenant, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
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