Cox Mill extended their losing streak to 13 on Friday, dropping their season record down to 6-15 in the process. They lost 9-3 to the South Iredell Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 on Tuesday.
Tyler Hicks made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Jackson Caldwell was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs.
As for South Iredell, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Considering they have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
On South Iredell's side, Brendan Blankenship looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Blankenship has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, South Iredell got a big performance out of Reid Johnson, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave Johnson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dylan Hughesman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Cox Mill nor South Iredell have any future games scheduled.
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