Hawks
| 04/29/25 @ Great Bridge | 2-16 |
| 04/24/25 @ King's Fork | 22-4 |
| 04/23/25 @ Cape Henry Collegiate | 1-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Oscar Smith | 12-2 |
| 04/17/25 vs South Lakes | 10-1 |
Hickory dropped their record down to 8-5 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They lost 16-2 to the Great Bridge Wildcats. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, the Hawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brayden Bachman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run.
As for Great Bridge, their record is now 9-5. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On Great Bridge's side, Brody Comparto made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Comparto was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Cole Cinnamomd and Casey Cuddyer did most of the damage at the plate: Cinnamomd went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Cuddyer went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave Cinnamomd a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaxen Whitehurst, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Hickory and Great Bridge should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Hawks will face off against Deep Creek at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (71 vs. 323). Meanwhile, Great Bridge (ranked 33rd) will meet Lakeland (ranked 131st) at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 2.8, the Cavaliers 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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