Baseball Recap: Hickory Flat Takes a Loss

Rebels

Previous 5 Games

03/31/26 vs West Union	0-16
03/28/26 @ Jumpertown	20-12
03/27/26 vs Ashland	20-0
03/24/26 vs Ashland	21-1
03/23/26 @ Ingomar	11-19

Hickory Flat dropped down to 5-11 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They lost 16-0 to the West Union Eagles. The Rebels were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior), but the Eagles' pitchers proved too tough.

As for West Union, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

For West Union's part, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Herod, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. What's more, Herod posted three RBI, the most he's had over his last ten games. Another player making a difference was David Roberts, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Union beat Hickory Flat by a score of 16-0 later that day.