Hoggard is 8-2 against North Brunswick since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hoggard Vikings will head out on the road to take on the North Brunswick Scorpions at 6:30 p.m. Hoggard is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
While Hoggard has not struggled against New Hanover recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Hoggard won by a run and slipped past New Hanover 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for Hoggard as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Chase Buscher made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Buscher has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Buscher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Buscher wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Mathews, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Brunswick didn't have quite enough to beat Ashley on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for North Brunswick in their matchups with Ashley: they've now lost seven in a row.
Hoggard's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for North Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Everything went Hoggard's way against North Brunswick in their previous meeting back in March as Hoggard made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoggard since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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