If Indian River was feeling good off their 11-2 takedown of Norview last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Indian River Braves took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hickory Hawks on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for Indian River in their matchups with Hickory: they've now lost three in a row.
For Hickory's part, Jake Cozart looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cozart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nic Affatato, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Bachman, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Indian River's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Hickory, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-7-1.
As of now, neither Indian River nor Hickory have any future games scheduled.
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