Blue Devils
| 03/18/25 @ Hickory Ridge | 5 |
| 03/13/25 @ R.J. Reynolds | 13 |
| 03/11/25 @ Watauga | 10 |
| 03/06/25 @ Reagan | 5 |
| 03/05/25 vs West Rowan | 3 |
| + 4 more games |
Mooresville is 6-1 against West Iredell since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Mooresville Blue Devils will host the West Iredell Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Mooresville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Mooresville didn't have quite enough to beat Hickory Ridge and fell 6-5. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Ragin' Bulls recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
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.
Meanwhile, West Iredell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against South Iredell, falling 10-4.
West Iredell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talen Caton, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Caton a new career-high. Sebastion Pearson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Mooresville's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for West Iredell, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
West Iredell's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mooresville has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.2 hits per game. It's a different story for West Iredell, though, as they've been averaging 9.1 hits. Given Mooresville's sizable advantage in that area, West Iredell will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mooresville beat West Iredell 14-11 in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Does Mooresville have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Iredell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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