Baseball Preview: Hampton Hornets vs. Lovett Lions
The Hampton Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lovett Lions at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Monday, Hampton suffered a tough 12-1 defeat at the hands of Luella. Hampton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hampton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Peugnet, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Hampton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Luella only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Lovett came tearing into Monday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 16-0 shutout. Lovett might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 matches by six runs or more this season.
Hampton's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Lovett, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Hampton suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Lovett in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Hampton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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