The Mooresville Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mooresville sitting on four straight wins and Hickory Ridge on five.
On Tuesday, Mooresville earned a 6-2 victory over South Iredell.
Gavin Barber was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Hickory Ridge and Lake Norman, and Hickory Ridge kept the tradition alive. The Ragin' Bulls came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats on Tuesday, sneaking past 10-8.
Mooresville pushed their record up to 18-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hickory Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 17-7.
Mooresville came out on top in a nail-biter against Hickory Ridge when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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