NPC 3A-4A BASEBALL: After win, Mooresville in 3-way tie for second place

HobbsDailyReport.com MOORESVILLE – Mooresville High is in the midst of a very tight race for the North Piedmont 3A-4A baseball crown after beating visiting South Iredell 5-3 on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils (11-7, 9-3) are in a three-way tie for second place with Alexander Central and South Iredell. They trail Lake Norman, which despite falling 3-2 at Alexander Central …

NPC 3A-4A BASEBALL: Knights have big night, topple Greyhounds

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – North Lincoln High matched its season-high for runs on Tuesday en route to a home 13-6 victory over Statesville in North Piedmont 3A-4A baseball. The Knights (8-5, 5-5), who had scored only two runs in their previous two games, rolled past the Greyhounds (1-14, 1-10) for the second time this season. North Lincoln won 13-3 earlier in …

NPC 3A-4A BASEBALL: North Iredell’s booming bats too much for West Iredell

HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE – North Iredell High moved with a game of .500 on Tuesday night by beating host West Iredell 14-1 in five innings in North Piedmont 3A-4A baseball. The Red Raiders (7-8, 4-6) won back-to-back games for the first time since opening the season with wins over Starmount and North Wilkes. West Iredell dropped to 3-14 overall and is …

SD-7 2A BASEBALL: Mustangs lock up at least co-championship with win

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – League-leading East Lincoln High stayed atop the Southern District 7 Athletic 2A baseball standings with an 11-0, five-inning romp past host Newton-Conover on Tuesday night. The Mustangs (12-3, 10-1) scored three runs in the fourth inning and five in the fifth to shorten the game, and other league results Tuesday handed them no worse than a share …

SMAC 2A-3A BASEBALL: Draughn wins for sixth time in 7 games

HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Draughn High won its third straight game and for the sixth time in seven games on Tuesday night, beating visiting Kings Mountain 6-2 in a South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A game. The Wildcats (9-5, 7-5) are tied for fourth place with Kings Mountain — a half-game back of Crest — after a third consecutive win. They beat McDowell …