South Brunswick is 2-8 against Hoggard since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The South Brunswick Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Hoggard Vikings at 6:00 p.m. The last three games South Brunswick has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If South Brunswick beats Hoggard with two runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. South Brunswick's pitcher stepped up to hand North Brunswick a 2-0 shutout on Friday. That's two games straight that South Brunswick has won by exactly two runs.
Not much got past Kina Davis, who gave up just one hit and racked up 18 Ks to keep North Brunswick off the board. Davis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyianna Cummings, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
Hoggard lost 13-3 to Topsail on Friday. Hoggard has struggled against Topsail recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
South Brunswick pushed their record up to 17-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hoggard, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
South Brunswick skirted past Hoggard 1-0 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hoggard's Macey Ciamillo, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South Brunswick still be able to contain Ciamillo? There's only one way to find out.
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