The Foard Tigers will be playing at home against the North Iredell Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Foard has seven straight victories, North Iredell has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Foard is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against East Lincoln (and have done all season long). Foard blew past East Lincoln 9-3.
Sean Jenkins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Jenkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Jenkins was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Blake Powell was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was AJ Vogel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, North Iredell fell victim to St. Stephens and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians.
Even though they lost, North Iredell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Stephens only tossed six.
Foard's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for North Iredell, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Foard has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Iredell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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