The Bandys Trojans will head out to face off against the South Iredell Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Bandys' win against Newton-Conover wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Bandys sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Newton-Conover on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted against the Red Devils since April 9, 2019.
Bandys saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Tucker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, South Iredell made easy work of West Iredell on Tuesday and carried off a 10-4 victory. Considering the Vikings have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The win made it two in a row for South Iredell and bumps their season record up to 6-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Bandys, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5.
Bandys couldn't quite get it done against South Iredell when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can Bandys avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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