Hoggard and Topsail are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. Hoggard will head out to take on Topsail at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Hoggard came up short against Ashley and fell 6-3. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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Hoggard got a good showing from Parker Gosselink, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Gosselink also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Hoggard is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-6 otherwise.
At the plate, Hoggard saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Jeffrey, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was Jeffrey's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Topsail had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.
Topsail's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Hoggard, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
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