The St. Stephens Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Iredell Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, St. Stephens earned a 6-1 victory over West Iredell. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Stephens.
Anicka McFarland spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, St. Stephens' win was truly a team effort as one different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Berry, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Iredell came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 15-11. 15 seems to be a good number for North Iredell as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Dilynn Norris, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Curlee, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
St. Stephens' win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for North Iredell, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
St. Stephens was able to grind out a solid win over North Iredell in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 4-1. Does St. Stephens have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Iredell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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