North Iredell won the last time they faced East Lincoln, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The North Iredell Raiders came out on top in a nail-biter against the East Lincoln Mustangs and snuck past 9-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Iredell.
The team relied heavily on Barrett Williams, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Another player making a difference was Dilynn Norris, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
On East Lincoln's side, Jordyn Aungst was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Aungst has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Aungst was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Emery Pethel made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Tatum Martin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
North Iredell's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for East Lincoln, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.
North Iredell will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. Stephens at 6:00 p.m. North Iredell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season. As for East Lincoln, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Foard at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Foard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.
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