The Grassfield Grizzlies will challenge the Hickory Hawks at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Grassfield sitting on four straight victories and Hickory on six.
Grassfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Indian River get on the board and left with a 12-0 win on Thursday. The Grizzlies' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
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Chase Hartford made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Taylor Binder was a standout: she scored a run while going 3-for-4. Addi Casassa also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Grassfield hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Indian River struck out ten times.
Meanwhile, Hickory made easy work of New Kent on Thursday and carried off a 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Grassfield pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Hickory, their record now sits at 6-0.
Grassfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Hickory when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. Will the Grizzlies repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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