Red Springs won the last time they faced Hoke County, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Red Springs Red Devils walked away with an 8-3 win over the Hoke County Bucks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red Springs.
Xzavier Sinclair was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Sinclair has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sinclair was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, TJ Ellerbe was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ellerbe is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Kiethan Clark was another key contributor, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a stolen base.
On Hoke County's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Oldham, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Red Springs' victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Hoke County, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Red Springs will be playing in front of their home fans against Seventy-First at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Red Springs is facing Seventy-First at the right time seeing as Seventy-First is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Hoke County, they will head out on the road to take on Richmond at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoke County has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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