Baseball Game Preview: Hickory Red Tornadoes vs. Foard Tigers

The Hickory Red Tornadoes will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Foard Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Hickory is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Hibriten with a sharp 15-6 victory on Wednesday. The Red Tornadoes not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 2, 2024.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Foard, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Hickory 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted against the Red Tornadoes since March 29, 2022.

Landon Setzer was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Foard is undefeated when Setzer posts two or more runs, but 1-9 otherwise. George Colman also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Foard's victory bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Hickory, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.