Baseball Recap: Hickory Flat Takes a Loss

Rebels

Previous 5 Games

03/31/26 @ West Union	0-16
03/28/26 @ Jumpertown	20-12
03/27/26 vs Ashland	20-0
03/24/26 vs Ashland	21-1
03/23/26 @ Ingomar	11-19

Hickory Flat dropped down to 5-11 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They lost 16-0 to the West Union Eagles. The Rebels were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior), but the Eagles' pitchers proved too tough.

As for West Union, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Considering they have won nine games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

For West Union's part, Hickory Flat's batters probably weren't too happy with Cohen Russell, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up zero walks). Russell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Jaxon Herod was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, four stolen bases, and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyson Henry, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Union beat Hickory Flat by a score of 24-0 on Wednesday.