The Hampton Hornets will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Hampton finally turned things around against Eagle's Landing on Tuesday. Hampton was the clear victor by a 19-4 margin over Eagle's Landing.
Zariah Taylor was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. That triple was she's first for the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Mortimer, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hampton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. The last time their batting average was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eagle's Landing Christian Academy). They never let Woodland onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Tuesday. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three contests by seven runs or more this season.
Hampton's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Hampton skirted past Eagle's Landing Christian Academy 1-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Will Hampton repeat their success, or does Eagle's Landing Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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