North Lincoln waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Hickory Red Tornadoes out 7-6. That's two games straight that North Lincoln has won by just one run.
For Hickory's part, Sammy Nexsen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Ellis Chappell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
North Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Hickory, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-13.
North Lincoln will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Asheville at 6:00 p.m. Asheville knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully North Lincoln likes a good challenge. As for Hickory, they will be playing at home against West Iredell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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