KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Interstat) — Stiven Flores drove in two runs and Fabian Ysalla pitched five innings as the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers defeated the Hickory Crawdads 4-3 on Friday, Aug. 14, at Atrium Health Ballpark.

Kannapolis scored once in each of the first, second, third and fifth innings. Flores doubled home a run in the first and third innings, and Grayson Fitzwater homered in the fifth. Hickory scored two in the fourth on Deward Tovar’s homer and one in the ninth on Josh Springer’s double. Tovar finished 1 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs.

Ysalla allowed two earned runs and six hits over five innings. Mason McConnaughey took the loss. Grant Cleavinger earned the save, allowing one run and striking out three in the ninth. Flores was 2 for 4. Geury Rodriguez threw 3 1/3 innings, allowing two hits and no earned runs. Hickory had nine hits to Kannapolis’s seven. Attendance was 3,283; time was 2:26. Kannapolis improved to 58-54; Hickory fell to 68-44.