Oil City was the 16-12 winner over Hickory when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Oil City Oilers took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hickory Hornets on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Oil City has lost by exactly three runs.
Braylon Barber made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Charlie Motter was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Hickory's side, AJ Reardon looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Ference, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Koerth, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Oil City's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for Hickory, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-7.
Oil City will head out on the road to face off against Conneaut Area at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hickory, they will be playing at home against Sharon at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sharon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
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