Hickory lost against East Lincoln back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes lost 14-2 to the East Lincoln Mustangs. Hickory has not had much luck with East Lincoln recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
For East Lincoln's part, Jordyn Aungst made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Aungst was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Tatum Martin was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Hickory's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for East Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Hickory will head out on the road to take on Statesville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hickory is facing Statesville at the right time seeing as Statesville is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for East Lincoln, they will be playing at home against West Iredell at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Lincoln is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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