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| 04/14/26 - Home | 12-0 W |
| 04/22/25 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 03/20/25 - Away | 14-0 W |
| 04/16/24 - Away | 15-2 W |
| 03/21/24 - Home | 0-0 T |
| + 5 more games |
Hickory is 9-0-1 against Oscar Smith since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Hawks will head out to face off against the Tigers at 5:45 p.m. Oscar Smith took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hickory, who comes in off a win.
Hickory is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Great Bridge, who was ranked 13th at the time (Hickory was ranked sixth). The Hawks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-1.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Oscar Smith was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They came up short against Lakeland, falling 13-1. The Tigers have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Oscar Smith saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alessandra Hipple, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Hickory has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Oscar Smith, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything went Hickory's way against Oscar Smith in their previous meeting back in April, as Hickory made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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