Baseball Recap: Hobbton Wins Going Away Against Wallace-Rose Hill

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

02/26/25 vs Smithfield-Selma	22
03/27/25 vs Union	18
04/09/25 @ Wallace-Rose Hill	15
03/24/25 vs Pender	12
03/12/25 @ Spring Creek	12

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Rosewood, Hobbton was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They blew past the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs 17-2. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Lathan Warren was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

In other batting news, Hobbton let Kasey Lee and Ayden Lawson run wild. Lee scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Lawson scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs Lee has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Zack Aman, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Hobbton hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive contests.

Hobbton moved to 10-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-11.

Looking ahead, Hobbton will challenge Lakewood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, they will square off against East Duplin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.