East Lincoln won the last time they faced Hickory, and things went their way on Thursday too. The East Lincoln Mustangs came out on top against the Hickory Red Tornadoes by a score of 7-4.
Meredith Bolen spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on five hits.
At the plate, Tatum Martin and Kaitlyn Gust did most of the damage at the plate: Martin scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Gust went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and three RBI. Madison Currence was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
East Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Hickory, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
East Lincoln will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Foard at 6:00 p.m. on April 8th. One thing working in Foard's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five games. As for Hickory, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Statesville at 4:30 p.m. on April 9th. Statesville hasn't scored more than one runs for six games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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