Baseball Preview: Hickory Red Tornadoes vs. Statesville Greyhounds
Hickory is 10-0 against Statesville since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against the Statesville Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. Hickory will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Monday, Hickory made easy work of East Lincoln and carried off a 12-2 victory.
Ellis Chappell was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Brady Stober was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Statesville is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 17-4 to St. Stephens on Monday.
Hickory's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Everything went Hickory's way against Statesville in their previous matchup on April 9th as Hickory made off with a 16-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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