After two games on the road, Hoke County is heading back home. They will take on the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hoke County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Union Pines on Friday. They suffered a tough 6-0 defeat at the hands of the Vikings. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hoke County in their matchups with Union Pines: they've now lost five in a row.
Hoke County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenzie Freeman, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They came out on top against Purnell Swett by a score of 15-11. The high-scoring effort was just what Pinecrest needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Leah Gordon spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and five unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maggie Drake, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Reddinger, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Hoke County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Pinecrest, their win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-13.
Everything went Hoke County's way against Pinecrest in their previous matchup back in March as Hoke County made off with a 15-3 victory. Will Hoke County repeat their success, or does Pinecrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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