The Hopewell Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Hampton Talbots at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopewell will be strutting in after a victory while Hampton will be coming in after a defeat.
Hopewell was handed a ten-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Laurel Highlands 3-1.
Ben McDonald spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hopewell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Gill, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Hampton's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Mars by a score of 3-2.
Hampton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Hopewell, their victory bumped their record up to 3-9.
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