CHARLESTON, S.C. (Interstat) — Blake Morgan struck out nine over seven scoreless innings as the Charleston RiverDogs defeated the Hickory Crawdads 2-1 on Friday night at Joseph Riley Ballpark.

Morgan allowed two hits and walked none, lowering his ERA. Aidan Deakins took a no-hitter into the fifth for Hickory but exited allowing one run on one hit with six strikeouts.

Charleston scored first in the third inning when Ricardo Gonzalez scored on an Alberth Palma groundout. The Crawdads tied it in the ninth on a fielder’s choice that scored Yolfran Castillo, but Palma’s throwing error allowed the run.

The RiverDogs answered in the bottom of the ninth. Ricardo Gonzalez singled to left, scoring Nicandro Aybar and giving Charleston a walk-off win.

Bryce Shaffer (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless ninth. Wily Villar (2-2) took the loss, allowing two runs in two innings.

Charleston outhit Hickory 6-3 before 4,024 fans. The game lasted 2 hours, 8 minutes. The RiverDogs improved to 36-25; the Crawdads fell to 31-28. The teams continue their series Saturday.