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MAIDEN – Henderson County stopped Maiden Post 240’s win streak in American Legion baseball at three games on Sunday night, beating the Salamanders 9-5 at Maiden High.
The loss dropped Maiden to 9-3 overall heading into a three-game stretch in three nights that starts on Monday at 7 p.m. with a game against Kings Mountain at Kings Mountain High.
Post 240 plays Burke County at Shuey Field in Morganton on Tuesday at 7 p.m., then meets Mint Hill Post 4059 on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Independence High.
Maiden’s final game of this week is Friday at 7 p.m. against Hickory at the Legion Fairgrounds in Newton.
The Salamanders ran their win streak to three on Saturday night when, playing at home, they beat Lincoln County’s Cardinals’ 15-5 in five innings.
Maiden won five straight to start its best season in program history before losing 9-6 to Gastonia Post 23.
After splitting a doubleheader against Belmont Post 144/266 to sit 6-2, the Salamanders beat Mint Hill 10-7, Huntersville 3-2 on the road and Lincoln County to improve to 9-2.
No other game details were available from games on Saturday and Sunday.
Post 240 has announced one schedule change – its game originally set for July 1 against Gastonia has been moved to a 7 p.m. start, at Sims, on June 30.
Maiden’s current schedule has it closing the regular season on July 4 at home against Huntersville.
Post 240 is playing in Area IV’s East Division, battling Shelby for first place, and the Area IV playoffs are scheduled to begin on July 7.
SALAMANDERS ROSTER
No./Name/Class/Post./School
1, Bain Sipe, sophomore, INF-RHP, Maiden
2, Dylan Abernathy, sophomore, OF-RHP, Maiden
3, Jacob Cauble, freshman, INF-RHP, Maiden
4, Jay Sipe, senior, INF, Maiden
5, Grayson Brown, junior, INF, Maiden
6, Austin Hoyle, freshman, C, Maiden
7, Ryan Lyda, junior, OF-LHP, Bandys*
8, Ross Fowler, sophomore, RHP, Maiden
9, Cy Spencer, junior, INF-OF-RHP, Bandys
10, Bryson Ledford, senior, RHP-OF-INF, Maiden
11, Ty Williams, freshman, OF, Berea College
12, Taylor Tibbs, freshman, INF, Bluefield State
20, Spencer Ledford, sophomore, INF-RHP, Bandys
21, Noah Caldwell, junior, RHP, Bandys
22, Drew Huffman, sophomore, INF-RHP, Maiden
23, Josh Frye, senior, OF-RHP, Statesville Christian
24, Jacob Ellis, junior, C, Bandys
26, Will Harbinson, junior, 1B, Maiden
30, Tyler Laws, senior, RHP-1B, Statesville Christian
31, Mac Beam, senior, OF-INF-RHP, Bandys
32, Jarrett Isaac, junior, OF-INF, Maiden
34, Brantley Durham, senior, C-INF, Newton-Conover
40, T.J. Rasar, senior, RHP, Bandys
44, Peyton Laney, sophomore, 1B-RHP, Bandys
*–inactive (injury)
Head coach: David Williams; Assistant coaches: Frank Porter, Ryan Pendley, Dustin Hull, Jason DeHart; AD: David Williams Sr.
Team sponsor: Carolina Glove & Safety.