After flying high against R.J. Reynolds last Thursday, Mooresville came back down to earth. The Mooresville Blue Devils fell just short of the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Ragin' Bulls recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meetings.
Southern Smith-Tilley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Connor Robertson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mooresville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Hickory Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Coming up, Mooresville will challenge West Iredell at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mooresville is facing West Iredell at the right time seeing as West Iredell is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Hickory Ridge, they will face off against Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Carson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Hickory Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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