HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers and Hickory Crawdads conclude a six-game series Sunday afternoon at L.P. Frans Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 p.m. and temperatures near 86 degrees under partly cloudy skies.

Hickory enters the game with a 30-23 record, while Kannapolis sits at 28-27. The Crawdads have won four of the first five meetings in this series, including a 5-2 victory Friday afternoon and a 3-0 shutout Saturday.

Right-hander Evan Siary (2-2) is the probable starter for Kannapolis. He will face a Hickory lineup that has been productive throughout the series.

A player to watch for the Cannon Ballers is reliever Nick Weyrich, who has been effective recently. In his past four appearances, Weyrich has allowed no earned runs over 6 innings, including 2 scoreless frames Friday against the Crawdads. He has struck out four batters over that stretch.

For Hickory, right-hander Aidan Deakins has been dominant in his last three starts. He threw 5 innings of one-run ball in Friday’s win over Kannapolis, striking out seven, and has allowed just five earned runs over 16 innings in that span, compiling a 2-0 record.

The series has been one-sided lately. After Kannapolis won 8-3 on Wednesday and 4-3 on Thursday, Hickory responded with back-to-back wins Friday and Saturday. The Crawdads are 3-2 against the Cannon Ballers in the current series and 8-2 overall this season.

Kannapolis’s offense has been led by center fielder Abraham Nunez, who hit a home run and drove in a run Friday. Hickory’s Hector Osorio went 3 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs in the same game.

The Interstat game simulator projects a 4-3 victory for Hickory.

Following Sunday’s game, Kannapolis returns home for a six-game series against Fredericksburg starting Tuesday. Hickory travels to Charleston for a six-game set beginning Tuesday.

Notes: The game can be heard on the Cannon Ballers Radio Network and Crawdads Radio Network.