St. Stephens and Foard are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The St. Stephens Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Foard Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Foard is hoping to do on Thursday what Statesville couldn't on Monday: put an end to St. Stephens' winning streak, which now stands at four games. St. Stephens blew past Statesville 17-4. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win St. Stephens has managed all season.
Meanwhile, Foard entered their tilt with North Iredell with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They beat the Raiders on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-3.
Ryan Zych was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Zych has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Zych was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Carson Duckworth looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Braxton Tramel, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Landon Setzer, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
St. Stephens' victory bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Foard, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
St. Stephens might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Foard when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Foard's Sean Jenkins, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 18 over six innings pitched. Now that St. Stephens knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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