The North East Grape Pickers are taking a road trip to  take on the Hickory Hornets  at 12:00  p.m.  on Saturday. North East will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Four must be North East's lucky number: they beat Erie with that score not once but twice  on Thursday. The Grape Pickers blew past the Royals 4-1. That's two games straight that North East have won by  exactly three  goals.
 Meanwhile, Hickory kept a clean sheet against Fairview  on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of  2-0.
 Hickory's win bumped their record up to 10-5-1. As for North East,  the  victory  got them back to even at 11-11.
 North East skirted past Hickory  2-1 when the teams last played  back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grape Pickers since the  team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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