West Iredell has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Statesville Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Iredell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
While West Iredell has not struggled against North Iredell recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. West Iredell had just enough and edged North Iredell out 4-3. The victory was just what West Iredell needed coming off of a 9-3 loss in their prior match.
West Iredell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade Gaither, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, Statesville is still looking for their first win of the season after nine games. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 16-0 to East Lincoln, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Statesville saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Peet, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
West Iredell's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went West Iredell's way against Statesville when the teams last played back in March as West Iredell made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Iredell since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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