North Iredell is 0-6 against St. Stephens since March of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Indians at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Monday, North Iredell got the win against Statesville by a conclusive 14-1. Considering the Raiders have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
North Iredell got a big performance out of Thomas Shumaker, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Brookshire, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
North Iredell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 4.07 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They fell 15-11 to East Lincoln. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
North Iredell pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for St. Stephens, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-4.
North Iredell came up short against St. Stephens when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 3-0. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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