Hoggard fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against West Bladen on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the West Bladen Knights by a score of 9-8. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by just one run.
Hoggard got a good showing from Jake Kinlaw, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Hoggard saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Jeffrey, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Hoggard's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Hoggard has already played their next game, an 8-6 defeat against Myers Park on the 28th. As for West Bladen, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-2 victory against Lumberton on the 28th.
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