Baseball Recap: Hickory Red Tornadoes vs. East Lincoln Mustangs
After losing to East Lincoln the last time they met, Hickory decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the Hickory Red Tornadoes' way against the East Lincoln Mustangs on Monday as the Hickory Red Tornadoes made off with a 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hickory.
Hickory got a massive performance out of Ellis Chappell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brady Stober, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Hickory's victory bumped their record up to 7-13. As for East Lincoln, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-7 record this season.
Hickory will head out on the road to take on Statesville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hickory is facing Statesville at the right time seeing as Statesville is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for East Lincoln, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against West Iredell at 7:00 p.m. West Iredell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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