The Lake Norman Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Iredell Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Norman will be strutting in after a victory while South Iredell will be coming in after a defeat.
Lake Norman took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out South Rowan 5-3.
Eric Jacobsen looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Joe Blumberg was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noah Jacobsen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Iredell didn't have quite enough to beat West Cabarrus on Friday and fell 11-10. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by just one run.
Lake Norman's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for South Iredell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-4.
Lake Norman couldn't quite finish off South Iredell in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can Lake Norman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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