The Hoke County Bucks will head out to challenge the Western Harnett Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hoke County can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Tuesday. They fell just short of Jack Britt by a score of 7-5. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it ten in a row.
Hoke County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Carter, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another was Jayden Hollingsworth, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Western Harnett lost 12-5 to Scotland on Wednesday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Fighting Scots recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Bryce Mills made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. Dariel Pagan was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Hoke County came up short against Western Harnett when the teams last played back in March of 2018, falling 6-3. Can Hoke County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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