If Hobbton was riding high fresh off their 20-5 takedown of Union last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Hobbton lost 12-2 to the Pender Patriots on Monday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

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Hobbton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zannah Hairr, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles. Those three hits gave Hairr a new career-high.
Hobbton's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Pender, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Hobbton will welcome North Duplin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Duplin's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Hobbton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pender, they are taking a road trip to face off against Fairmont at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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