Bowling Green Hot Rods infielder Cooper Kinney runs to first after making contact with the ball at Bowling Green Ballpark on Wednesday. The Hot Rods won the series opener, 14-5. View more photos online at bgdailynews.com

Cooper Kinney mashed three hits, including a two-run homer, but the Bowling Green Hot Rods went cold late in a 10-3 loss to the Hickory Crawdads on Friday at L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory, North Carolina.

The Hot Rods (36-31 overall, 0-1 second half) scored in the top of the first inning, facing Crawdads starter Joseph Montalvo. Brayden Taylor singled and crossed home on a Kinney homer to left, giving Bowling Green an early 2-0 lead.

Bowling Green added on to the lead in the top of the fifth, still facing Montalvo. Colton Ledbetter walked and stole second to put a runner in scoring position. Ledbetter stole third and scored on a throwing error to make it 3-0.

Hickory (29-38, 1-0) responded in the bottom of the sixth against Hot Rods reliever Jackson Lancaster. Yeison Morrobel doubled and was plated on an RBI double by Sebastian Walcott. Luis Mieses singled, scoring Walcott and cutting into the Hot Rods’ lead, 3-2.

The Crawdads plated a pair in the bottom of the seventh with Lancaster on the hill. Alejandro Osuna and Cam Cauley hit back-to-back singles to put runners on first and second. The pair stole second and third, and were driven in by a Morrobel single to give Hickory a 4-3 lead.

Hickory blew the game open in the bottom of the eighth against Bowling Green reliever Derrick Eddington. The Crawdads batted around the order, plating six runs and giving them a 10-3 lead.

The Hot Rods were shut out the rest of the way, falling by a final score, 10-3.

Adrian Rodriguez (2-1) earned the win, letting up a hit with a walk and four strikeouts over two innings. Lancaster (1-2) took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits with a strikeout over two innings.

The Hot Rods and Crawdads play the penultimate of a six-game series on Saturday with first pitch set for 6 p.m. CT. Bowling Green is set to start right-hander Yoniel Curet (2-7, 4.79), while Hickory is starting righty Winston Santos (6-2, 2.43).