Foard had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Hickory Red Tornadoes. This was a revenge matchup for Foard, as the team was forced to settle for a 12-9 loss when these two played two weeks ago.
Carson Duckworth tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Foard saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Tramel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Foard pushed their record up to 12-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Hickory, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Foard will head out on the road to square off against North Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Lincoln: 2.3, Foard: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hickory, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play North Iredell at 7:00 p.m. Hickory has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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