Hoke County had lost six straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 8-15 to make it seven. They fell just short of the Jack Britt Buccaneers by a score of 6-4. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Buccaneers this season, with their most recent loss being a 5-4 defeat on Tuesday.
Hoke County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabriel Allen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Jack Britt, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
On Jack Britt's side, Josiah Sloan was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Sloan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashner Marcano, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Hoke County nor Jack Britt have any future games scheduled.
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