After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last five contests, Hoke County finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Union Pines Vikings by a score of 1-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Bucks in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost six in a row.
Hoke County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chica Amador, who went 1-for-3 with one triple. That triple marked the first that Amador hit this season.
Hoke County's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Union Pines, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hoke County will face off against St. Pauls at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hoke County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so St. Pauls' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Union Pines, they will challenge Southern Alamance at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Union Pines is facing Southern Alamance at the right time seeing as Southern Alamance is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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