The Hickory Hornets will be playing at home against the Sharpsville Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Hickory: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Sharpsville has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
Hickory lost 10-3 to Slippery Rock on Wednesday.
Hickory saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trenten Richards, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sharpsville stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Reynolds 11-2.
Jared Bissell and Gabe Titus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bissell tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Titus pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Bissell scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Titus scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caullin Summers, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Luke Distler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Hickory's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Sharpsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
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