CRAWDADS: Open home series with victory over Drive

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Tuesday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 10, Greenville (S.C.) 6 Current record: 7-9, tied with Greenville (S.C.) for fourth place in South Atlantic South, three games behind second-place Rome (Ga.) and Winston-Salem and four games behind division leader  Bowling Green, Ky. Next game: Wednesday, home vs. Greenville (S.C.), 7 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday …

CRAWDADS: Start home series against Greenville (S.C.) on Tuesday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Sunday’s result at Wilmington, Del.:  Hickory 1, Wilmington, Del. 0 Current record: 6-9, fifth place in South Atlantic South, a game back of fourth-place Greenville (S.C.); three games back of second-place Rome (Ga.) and Winston-Salem and five games behind division leader  Bowling Green, Ky. Next game: Tuesday, home vs. Greenville (S.C.), 7 p.m. This series: Tuesday …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 3 innings for Braves, ERA at 1.35

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal continues to pitch well for the Mississippi Braves, including a solid three-inning stint in Sunday’s 9-5 home loss to Chattanooga (Tenn.). A left-hander out of Bandys High, Deal threw in his fifth game of the season. He has pitched 13.1 innings, walking seven and striking out 14, and his ERA is 1.35. On Sunday, …

STATE BOYS DUAL-TEAM TENNIS: Western Foothills 3A teams to battle in first round

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The four boys’ tennis teams from the Western Foothills 3A  advancing to the state dual-team playoffs will battle in the opening round. In pairings released Monday by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), Hickory earned the West No. 3 seed, Hibriten is at No. 7, St Stephens at No. 10 and Fred T. Foard …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Conference standings through Wednesday

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STANDINGS (Conference matches only through Wednesday, April 27) CATAWBA VALLEY 2A ATHLETIC Lincolnton                            8-1-0 Bandys                                  7-1-1 Maiden                                  7-2-0 Newton-Conover                4-3-1 E. Burke                               4-5-0 W. Caldwell                        2-6-0 W. Lincoln                          1-7-0 Bunker Hill                        1-9-0 WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A E. Lincoln                          6-0-2 Hickory                            8-1-0 St. Stephens                    5-2-2 N. Iredell     …