Hawks
| 04/24/26 @ Menchville | 3-1 |
| 04/23/26 vs Nansemond River | 12-0 |
| 04/21/26 @ Lakeland | 13-2 |
| 04/14/26 vs Oscar Smith | 12-0 |
| 04/10/26 vs St. Catherine's | 2-1 |
| 04/02/26 @ Great Bridge | 6-2 |
Hickory extended their winning streak to six on Friday, bumping them up to 9-2. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Menchville Monarchs 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hawks also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2025.
As for Menchville, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Menchville's part, Taylor Twitchell (2027) spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. Twitchell (2027) has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Menchville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brielle Creque (2027), who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hickory will face off against Kecoughtan at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hawks 2.5, the Warriors 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Menchville, they will challenge Heritage at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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