Baseball Game Preview: New Hanover Wildcats vs. Hoggard Vikings

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04/01/25 - Away	1-0 W
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05/04/23 - Home	12-5 W
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New Hanover has gone 9-1 against Hoggard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Wildcats will be playing at home against the Vikings at 6:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Having struggled with three losses in a row, New Hanover turned things around against West Brunswick on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Trojans.

Meanwhile, Hoggard had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged out Topsail 2-1.

Parker Gosselink looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Hoggard's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Preston Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

New Hanover's win bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Hoggard, their victory bumped their record up to 7-16.

New Hanover skirted past Hoggard 1-0 in their previous matchup on April 1st. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.