Mooresville was the 6-0 winner over South Iredell when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Mooresville Blue Devils fell victim to a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of the South Iredell Vikings on Tuesday. Mooresville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Noah Hildebran was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Southern Smith-Tilley was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
On South Iredell's side, Layne Paxton looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Tyler Hughesman and Tristan Kinsey did most of the damage at the plate: Hughesman scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4, while Kinsey went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Reid Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mooresville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for South Iredell, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-7.
While Mooresville had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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