Hickory 8, at Hill City 5

LYNCHBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Yolfran Castillo drove in four runs and the Hickory Crawdads used a four-run eighth inning to pull away from the Hill City Howlers for an 8-4 victory Wednesday afternoon at Bank of the James Stadium, avenging a one-run loss from the previous evening. A crowd of 2,511 watched the Crawdads (13-4) improve their league-leading record by capitalizing on Hill City miscues, scoring six of their eight runs in innings aided by Howlers errors. The game’s decisive turn came in the top of the eighth inning with Hickory holding a precarious 4-2 lead. Deward Tovar led off… Read more...