The Newton-Conover Red Devils will face off against the West Iredell Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Iredell took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Newton-Conover, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Newton-Conover needed a bit of extra time to put away Bunker Hill. They had just enough and edged out the Bears 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won six in a row.
Dylan McElhone spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Eric Jones was excellent, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Newton-Conover kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bunker Hill only managed six.
Meanwhile, West Iredell came up short against Hickory on Tuesday, falling 12-2. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly ten runs.
West Iredell saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Lash, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Newton-Conover's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for West Iredell, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-13.
Newton-Conover skirted past West Iredell 4-3 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Red Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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