Baseball Preview: North Mecklenburg Vikings vs. Hopewell Titans
North Mecklenburg is 1-9 against Hopewell since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The North Mecklenburg Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the Hopewell Titans at 6:00 p.m. North Mecklenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
On Monday, North Mecklenburg suffered a rough 14-3 defeat at the hands of Salisbury.
North Mecklenburg saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Beall, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Jacob Neville, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hopewell stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on Mallard Creek with a sharp 11-5 win.
North Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Hopewell, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
North Mecklenburg might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Hopewell in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can North Mecklenburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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