Swansboro is 0-3 against Hoggard since April of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. The Swansboro Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Hoggard Vikings at 4:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for Swansboro after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of West Bladen by a score of 4-2. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Swansboro saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Scott, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Braden Tirado also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hoggard). They blew past West Brunswick 11-4 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Ryan Bowden and Jonah Harker did most of the damage at the plate: Bowden went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles, while Harker scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three RBI gave Bowden a new career-high.
Hoggard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Hoggard is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. Swansboro now has a losing record of 2-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Swansboro has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hoggard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Swansboro couldn't quite get it done against Hoggard when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can Swansboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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