West Iredell is 0-5 against East Lincoln since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The West Iredell Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the East Lincoln Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. West Iredell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
West Iredell took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over North Lincoln.
Randy Holleman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Holleman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Holleman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Holleman wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cade Gaither, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
East Lincoln lost 12-2 to Hickory on Monday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs East Lincoln has scored all season.
West Iredell's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for East Lincoln, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Iredell has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Iredell might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from East Lincoln in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Lincoln's Barrett Erwin, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that West Iredell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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