North Lincoln is 9-1 against Statesville since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Lincoln Knights will look to defend their home field against the Statesville Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. The last three games North Lincoln has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, North Lincoln didn't have quite enough to beat Asheville and fell 3-2.
Chad Matthews put in work while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Matthews was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Kellen Karr was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
Matthews wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elliott Dellinger, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, Statesville is still looking for their first win of the season after 13 matches. They suffered a tough 20-1 defeat at the hands of Foard on Tuesday.
North Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything went North Lincoln's way against Statesville in their previous meeting last Wednesday as North Lincoln made off with an 18-5 win. Will North Lincoln repeat their success, or does Statesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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