HobbsDailyReport.com BAKERSVILLE – Patton High won back-to-back baseball games for the first time this season on Thursday, romping past host Mitchell County 16-6. The Panthers had beaten Watauga 6-2 in a Northwestern 3A-4A game on Wednesday night, and their 16 runs against Mitchell County is a season high. Patton scored runs in every inning en route to improving to 5-13. …

HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Hibriten High’s 5-4 victory at home on Thursday night over South Caldwell in Northwestern 3A-4A baseball did league rival Fred T. Foard a big favor. The Panthers’ victory in a makeup game left the Spartans at 9-3 in the league (12-3-1 overall), opening idle Foard’s lead over South Caldwell to two games with two conference games to …

HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – Thanks to West Caldwell High, the baseball title race isn’t over yet in the Southern District 7 Athletic 2A. Needing a win to keep alive at least a chance to share a title with East Lincoln, the Warriors nipped the Mustangs 4-2 on Thursday night in a game that included just nine hits but six errors. …

HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Bunker Hill broke a tie with two runs in the sixth inning on Thursday night to nip host Bandys 4-2 in Southern District 7 Athletic 2A baseball. The Bears (12-6, 7-5) have won at least a dozen games in each of the last nine seasons under head coach Marty Curtis, who next month will be inducted into …

HobbsDailyReport.com OLIN – Lake Norman High heads into the Easter holidays with the North Piedmont 3A-4A baseball lead in hand. The Wildcats toppled North Iredell 8-0 on the road on Thursday night, securing their fifth shutout of the season to improve to 10-2 in the conference. They are 14-3 overall under head coach Ty Wigginton, a former major-leaguer. Lake Norman …