The Maiden Blue Devils will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the West Iredell Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Iredell took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Maiden, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Maiden earned a 5-2 win over Bunker Hill. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Jack Mantak, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Artavia, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, West Iredell unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Foard by a score of 7-5 on Wednesday.
Trae Clyburn made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Michael Davis was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
Maiden got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in March of 2016 against West Iredell by a conclusive 13-7 score. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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