Grassfield dropped their record down to 14-7 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They came up short against the Hickory Hawks, falling 9-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-10 two weeks ago.
Grassfield got a good showing from Bryce Beahm, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Beahm has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Giacomo Franco made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Zach Thompson was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for Hickory, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games.
On Hickory's side, Jake Cozart tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Cozart a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Hickory let Caleb Evans and Caden Dorcsis run wild. Evans went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run, while Dorcsis went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most hits Dorcsis has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Bachman, who went 3-for-4 with one double.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Grassfield is set to take on their familiar foe Lakeland at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Grizzlies 3.2, the Cavaliers 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Hickory will face off against rival Nansemond River at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.
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