The Maiden Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the West Iredell Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Maiden has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Maiden made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Hibriten, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Blue Devils fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Maiden saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Haynes, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Brock Artavia also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, West Iredell came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against North Iredell by a score of 11-8 on Friday.
Austin Arrowood was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Love, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and two doubles.
West Iredell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .567. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Maiden's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for West Iredell, their record is now 4-11.
Maiden came out on top in a nail-biter against West Iredell in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad 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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