Baseball Recap: Hampton Comes Up Short

Hampton had taken Hermitage down for five straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Hampton Bulldogs lost 16-10 to the Hermitage Hermits. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly six runs.

Tre Lambert was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Wesley Ogden, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Hampton dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hermitage, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-4.

Coming up, Hampton will head out on the road to challenge Columbia Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hermitage, they will host Harmony Grove at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.