The Hickory Flat Rebels will face off against the Falkner Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hickory Flat's hitters haven't had much luck over their past 14 matchups, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Hickory Flat and Falkner, and Falkner kept the tradition alive. Hickory Flat came up short against Falkner on Monday, falling 13-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Rebels have suffered against the Eagles since April 18, 2017.
For Falkner's part, Gavin Wooley and Elijah Mauney did most of the damage at the plate: Wooley scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Mauney scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Wooley a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Myles Mitchell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Falkner always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Falkner's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5. As for Hickory Flat, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
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