The South Iredell Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with South Iredell sitting on six straight wins and Hickory Ridge on three.
South Iredell has not done well against Alexander Central recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Everything went South Iredell's way against Alexander Central as South Iredell made off with a 9-2 victory. Considering South Iredell has won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jake Crowley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Reid Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Drew Bryant, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Hickory Ridge gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on Mooresville with a sharp 14-4 victory. 14 seems to be a good number for Hickory Ridge as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
South Iredell's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Hickory Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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