After flying high against Mooresville last Tuesday, South Iredell came back down to earth. The South Iredell Vikings fell just short of the Mooresville Blue Devils by a score of 3-2 on Friday. South Iredell was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mooresville apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played.
South Iredell got a good showing from Layne Paxton, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
On Mooresville's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Robertson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Harvey, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
South Iredell's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Mooresville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-17.
South Iredell will be playing in front of their home fans against Bandys at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Bandys is coming into the contest with five straight wins on the road, so South Iredell will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Mooresville, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lake Norman at 6:30 p.m. Mooresville is facing Lake Norman at the right time seeing as Lake Norman is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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