CRAWDADS: Fall to Asheville, now 8 games back of leader Rome (Ga.)

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Friday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium:  Asheville 9, Hickory 7 Current record: 15-19, tied for fourth place with Winston-Salem in South Atlantic League South Division,  two games behind third-place Asheville; 6 1/2 games behind second-place Bowling Green (Ky); eight games behind division-leading Rome (Ga.) in second-half standings. First-half finish: 38-28, second behind division champion Bowling Green …