Foard waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They beat the North Iredell Raiders by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-3. The result was nothing new for Foard, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ryan Zych was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Zych has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Zych was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Carson Duckworth looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Braxton Tramel was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Setzer, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On North Iredell's side, Thomas Shumaker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Foard's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for North Iredell, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13.
Foard will head out on the road to square off against St. Stephens at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Stephens: 3.9, Foard: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Iredell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Lincoln is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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