Hickory hasn't had much luck against East Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will venture away from home to challenge the East Lincoln Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Hickory came up short against East Lincoln on Tuesday, falling 14-4. The Red Tornadoes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For East Lincoln's part, the team relied heavily on Taniyah Thomas, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in runs. Brylee Belcher was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
East Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Hickory, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hickory has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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