Baseball Preview: Hickory Red Tornadoes vs. St. Stephens Indians
Hickory has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Stephens Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hickory will be strutting in after a win while St. Stephens will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Hickory sidestepped North Iredell for a 5-4 victory.
Hickory saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Lefevers, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Brady Stober, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens came up short against East Lincoln on Tuesday and fell 6-2. St. Stephens has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, St. Stephens didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Lincoln only tossed two.
Hickory is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-11 record this season. As for St. Stephens, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Hickory suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to St. Stephens in their previous meeting back in March. Will Hickory have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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