The Hoke County Bucks will take on the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 6:00  p.m.  on Friday. The timing is sure in Hoke County's favor as the  team sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Lee County has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Hoke County will roll into the  matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one  run  on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Red Springs  on Thursday. Hoke County was the clear victors by  a  22-2 margin over Red Springs. The Bucks haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive  win against them.
 Niya Jones was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she  tossed two innings while giving up   no  earned runs off   two  hits. What's more,  she gave up only zero  earned runs, the fewest she's  had since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate,  scoring a  run while going 2-for-3.

 McKenzie Freeman
| 03/06/25 vs Red Springs | 2 | 
| 02/26/25 vs St. Pauls | 1 | 
| 04/29/24 @ Southern Lee | 1 | 
| 04/19/24 @ Union Pines | 1 | 
| 04/02/24 @ Fairmont | 1 | 
 In other batting news, Hoke County got a  massive  performance out of  McKenzie Freeman, who  scored two  runs and  stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave  Freeman a new career-high in  doubles (two). Another player making a difference was  Chica Amador, who  scored three  runs and  stole  Two bases. while  getting on base  in all three of her plate appearances.
 Hoke County  always had someone on base and  finished the game having  posted an OBP of .793. That's the best  OBP they've posted all season.
 Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lee County's offense. They came up short against  Union Pines on Tuesday, falling  12-0.
 Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Hoke County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
 Hoke County came out on top in a nail-biter against Lee County in their previous meeting  back in April of 2024, sneaking past  5-4. Will Hoke County repeat their success,  or does  Lee County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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