Hickory is 0-5 against East Lincoln since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will be playing at home against the East Lincoln Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Hickory came up short against West Iredell and fell 8-3.
Meanwhile, East Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Foard by a score of 4-2.
East Lincoln saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emery Pethel, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hickory's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for East Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Hickory came up short against East Lincoln in their previous matchup back in March, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Lincoln's Meredith Bolen, who pitched seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Now that Hickory knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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