Statesville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Foard Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Statesville fell victim to a rough 21-1 defeat at the hands of North Iredell.
Noah Owens was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Foard had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 6-2.
Foard also got a great performance from Carson Duckworth as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Foard saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Jenkins, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Braxton Tramel was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Statesville dropped their record down to 0-12 with that loss, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Foard, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Statesville came up short against Foard when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-4. Can Statesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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