The Mooresville Pioneers will square off against the Southport Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mooresville took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Perry Meridian get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Pioneers have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Hudson DeVaughan
| 04/23/25 vs Perry Meridian | 11 |
| 04/16/25 vs Decatur Central | 10 |
| 04/09/25 vs Martinsville | 10 |
| 04/04/25 vs West Ottawa | 6 |
| 06/15/24 vs Lake Central | 0 |
| + 6 more games |
Hudson DeVaughan tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Denny, who went 2-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
Meanwhile, Southport had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Saints by a score of 8-5. While the Cardinals didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Pablo Rendon was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Terrell, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Mooresville pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Southport, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Mooresville came out on top in a nail-biter against Southport in their previous meeting back in May of 2016, sneaking past 5-4. Do the Pioneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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