Indian River is 1-9 against Hickory since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Indian River Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Hickory Hawks at 5:45 p.m.
Indian River is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Deep Creek on Thursday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets.
Meanwhile, Hickory narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Grassfield 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hickory.
Wyatt Simmons looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brayden Bachman was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Chadwell, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Indian River's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Hickory, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-1 record this season.
Indian River suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Hickory in their previous meeting back in March. Can Indian River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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