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| 04/02/26 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 05/28/25 - Home | 4-6 L |
| 04/29/25 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 04/10/25 - Home | 6-3 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 11-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hickory is 8-2 against Great Bridge since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 5:45 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hickory 1.9, Great Bridge 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hickory is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Grassfield, who was ranked tenth at the time (Hickory was ranked fourth). The Hawks took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grizzlies on Friday. The Hawks were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but the Grizzlies' pitchers proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Great Bridge came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Falcons a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Bailey Bliven, who gave up just seven hits to keep Cox off the board. Bliven has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gabbie Kleier, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Adelynn Palmer was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Hickory's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-3. As for Great Bridge, their win bumped their record up to an identical 15-3.
Hickory beat Great Bridge 6-2 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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