Top Story Spotlight Hickory Crawdads drop series finale against Hill City but push second-half record to 8-1 last week Mark Parker Hickory Daily Record Sports Correspondent Jun 29, 2026 Jun 29, 2026 Updated 12 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Hill City (Lynchburg, Va.) Howlers powered up for five home runs Sunday afternoon and blasted the Hickory Crawdads 9-4 at L.P. Frans Stadium.kAmw:== r:EJ Wba\cb @G6C2==[ `\g D64@?5 92=7X 6?565 2 ?:?6\82>6 =@D:?8 DEC62< 2?5 7:?:D965 2 EH@\H66< C@25 EC:A H:E9 2 C64@C5 @7 a\`_] %96 rC2H525D Wca\b`[ g\`X D2H E96:C 6:89E\82>6 H:??:?8 DEC62< 4@>6 E@ 2? 6?5 2?5 7:?:D965 2 EH@\H66< 9@>6DE2?5 `_\a]k^Am Crawdads' Marco Argudin (18) watches an RBI double go down the third-base line during Wednesday night's game at L.P. Frans Stadium. 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