HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Saturday results plus third-round pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com WEST 2A Third round pairings (must be played by Tuesday) No. 12 E. Rutherford (19-6) at No. 2 R-S Central (22-4) No. 10 Mount Pleasant (18-7) at No. 3 W. Davidson (20-6) No. 9 W. Stanly (17-10) at No. 1 Forbush (23-3) No. 7 Lake Norman Charter (17-7) at No. 4 Franklin (18-6) Second round games (must be played …

CRAWDADS: Playing first of four games against the Grasshoppers

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — The Hickory Crawdads’ four-game series with Greensboro is under way at L.P. Frans Stadium. If you’re at the game or going to one of the last three in the series, Mark Parker has posted what to look for at his personal blog, Crawdadsbeat.com. See the link below… as Mark’s at the park the game and, by his …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: South Iredell wins, now at 20-0-0

HobbsDailyReport.com South Iredell High’s unbeaten girls’ soccer team claimed another victim on Friday night in the state 3A playoffs. Playing at home, the top-seeded Vikings nipped No. 16 Cuthbertson 2-1 in second round match to set up a match next week against No. 11 Hickory Ridge (16-4-2) or No. 7 Hickory (19-3-0), who meet Saturday in Hickory at 7 p.m. …

CRAWDADS: Collect rain-shortened victory over ‘Dogs, start news series on Saturday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — The Crawdads collected a rain-shortened South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball victory at L.P. Frans Stadium on Friday night, clipping Charleston (S.C.) 2-1 in six innings. The victory, which came in a game that also had a 40-minute rain delay, left the Crawdads 13-21 as they head into the first game of a four-game series at Frans against …