After a string of six wins, South Iredell's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South Iredell of the 9-8 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
South Iredell got a good showing from Layne Paxton, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Tyler Hughesman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
South Iredell's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Hickory Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
While South Iredell had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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