HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — Noah Franklin hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning, lifting the Hickory Crawdads to a 4-3 win over the Augusta Greenjackets on Friday night at L.P. Frans Stadium.

Hickory took an early lead with a run in the first and extended it in the fourth when Kolby Branch singled home Kaden Carpenter. Augusta answered in the fifth, as Juan Mateo doubled to drive in Caleb Klein and Luis Sanchez, knotting the game at 2. Junior Tilien singled in Parker Brosius in the top of the sixth to put Augusta ahead 3-2, but Franklin’s homer, scoring Marco Argudin, gave Hickory the lead for good.

Jormy Nivar earned the win, allowing three runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings of relief. Kade Woods took the loss. J.D. McReynolds pitched the final inning for his sixth save. Augusta collected 12 hits while Hickory had four. Attendance was 2,422 and the game lasted 2:14. Hickory improved to 64-42; Augusta fell to 57-47.