If Bandys was riding high off their 11-1 takedown of Newton-Conover last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bandys Trojans fell 6-3 to the South Iredell Vikings on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Bandys of the 14-11 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Bandys saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jon Luke Foster, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On South Iredell's side, Jake Crowley tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Tyler Hughesman and Tristan Kinsey did most of the damage at the plate: Hughesman scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Kinsey scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Hughesman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Bandys' loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4. As for South Iredell, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bandys will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Bunker Hill at 7:00 p.m. As for South Iredell, they will challenge Cox Mill at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Iredell's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Cox Mill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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