HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — Marcos Torres went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead the Hickory Crawdads to a 7-4 victory over the Hill City Howlers on Wednesday night at L.P. Frans Stadium. Hickory scored three runs in the first inning, with Marco Argudin doubling in Yolfran Castillo and Paulino Santana and Torres each following with RBI singles. After Hill City tied the game in the top of the seventh, Hickory struck for three in the fifth on Angel Arredondo’s RBI double and Torres’ two-run homer. Yolfran Castillo drove in a run in the sixth. Hill City’s Luis De La Cruz homered, driving in three runs. Michael Trausch (5-2) pitched a scoreless inning for the win. Louis Marinaro earned his sixth save with two-thirds of a shutout inning, striking out two. Joey Oakie (0-6) took the loss. Attendance was 1,347. The game lasted 2 hours, 22 minutes. Hickory improved to 39-30, while Hill City dropped to 31-40.