Foard's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the West Iredell Warriors a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for Foard as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Karsyn Sigmon was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Sigmon has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sigmon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Foard got a massive performance out of Addison Settlemyre, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Livi Queen was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
On West Iredell's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kendyl King, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Foard pushed their record up to 3-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs per game. As for West Iredell, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Foard will take on Statesville at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Foard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Statesville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Iredell, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Stephens at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Stephens hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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