The St. Stephens Indians will head out on the road to face off against the West Iredell Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Iredell took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Stephens, who comes in off a win.
St. Stephens' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over Hickory. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Stephens.
Anicka McFarland made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. McFarland has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. McFarland was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Samantha Midea was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Allie Gilmore, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Iredell fell victim to Foard and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their tough 16-0 defeat to the Tigers might stick with them for a while. West Iredell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Stephens has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season. As for West Iredell, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
St. Stephens was able to grind out a solid win over West Iredell in their previous meeting back in March, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Stephens since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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