The Hoggard Vikings will square off against the Garner Trojans on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hoggard: 3.8, Garner: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hoggard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Holly Springs. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hoggard.
Macey Ciamillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Ciamillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Ciamillo wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Mabrey, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Garner stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Richmond as Garner made off with a 13-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Garner as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Lily Keefer was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Claire Herman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Hoggard's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Garner, they pushed their record up to 21-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Hoggard hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Garner struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hoggard came out on top in a nail-biter against Garner when the teams last played back in May of 2016, sneaking past 3-1. Will Hoggard repeat their success, or does Garner have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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