HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — The Salem RidgeYaks scored twice in the fifth and seventh innings to defeat the Hickory Crawdads 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at L.P. Frans Stadium, halting Hickory’s five-game winning streak in the series.

Salem’s Dalvinson Reyes delivered a key performance with three hitless innings of relief. The RidgeYaks, who had 10 hits, broke a scoreless tie in the fifth. Starlyn Nunez’s two-run triple in the seventh provided critical insurance.

Hickory, which managed six hits, scored both its runs in the eighth on consecutive doubles by Marcos Torres and Hector Osorio. Winning pitcher Nicolas De La Cruz moved to 1-0 for Salem. Jesus Lafalaise took the loss for the Crawdads.

Attendance was 1,347. The game took 2 hours, 32 minutes. Salem improved to 8-7. Hickory fell to 12-3.