Maiden came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 14-7 to the Hickory Red Tornadoes. The Blue Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Tornadoes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
Ethan Whittaker
| 03/06/25 vs Hickory | 3 |
| 05/07/24 @ North Surry | 1 |
| 04/23/24 vs Lincolnton | 1 |
| 03/07/24 @ Hickory | 1 |
| 02/29/24 vs Hibriten | 1 |
Ethan Whittaker and Brycen James did some serious damage despite the final result: Whittaker scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while James scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Whittaker a new career-high in RBI (three). Zane Williams also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Maiden's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Hickory, their win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Maiden has already played their next matchup, a 5-2 victory against West Lincoln on the 7th. As for Hickory, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-0 loss against East Lincoln on the 11th.
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