Baseball Game Recap: Union Pines Vikings vs. Hoke County Bucks

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 3:04pm

Recap: Union Pines Vikings vs. Hoke County Bucks

Union Pines won the last time they faced Hoke County, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Union Pines Vikings came out on top against the Hoke County Bucks by a score of 9-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Union Pines.

The team relied heavily on Elizabeth Andrews, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Nicole Norman was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.

On Hoke County's side, McKenzie Freeman was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

Union Pines' victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Hoke County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.

Union Pines will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Southern Lee at 6:00 p.m. Southern Lee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season. As for Hoke County, they will head out on the road to challenge Pinecrest at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hoke County is facing Pinecrest at the right time seeing as Pinecrest is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.

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