North Lincoln is 8-2 against Hickory since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The North Lincoln Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. North Lincoln's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Hickory's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
North Lincoln's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past East Lincoln's usually-dominant pitching crew. North Lincoln came out on top in a nail-biter against East Lincoln and snuck past 11-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Lincoln.
Cason McGinnis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. McGinnis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Tucker Sigmon was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-4. Eli Sipe was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hickory came up short against St. Stephens on Friday and fell 4-1. Hickory has not had much luck with St. Stephens recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Maddox McRee was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Hickory saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellis Chappell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
North Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Hickory, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Everything went North Lincoln's way against Hickory when the teams last played back in March as North Lincoln made off with a 12-1 victory. Will North Lincoln repeat their success, or does Hickory have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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