North Iredell scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They never let the Statesville Greyhounds onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
North Iredell let Thomas Shumaker and Xavier Burgess loose on the outfield. Shumaker scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Burgess scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Kayden Leazer, who scored two runs while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
On Statesville's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Owens, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
The victory got North Iredell back to even at 3-3. As for Statesville, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
North Iredell will head out on the road to challenge East Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Lincoln is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Statesville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Foard at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Foard will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Statesville surely won't give up without a fight.
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