Hobbton's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Union Spartans an 18-0 shutout. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Ben Neal and Will Blackman made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Neal tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Blackman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Neal scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Blackman scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. That's the most runs Neal has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Zack Aman and Ayden Lawson did most of the damage at the plate: Aman scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2, while Lawson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. Those three stolen bases gave Lawson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kade Corbett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Wildcats
| 03/27/25 vs Union | 18-0 |
| 03/24/25 vs Pender | 12-0 |
| 03/07/25 vs Heide Trask | 7-6 |
| 03/06/25 vs Princeton | 5-2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Wallace-Rose Hill | 12-2 |
| + 3 more games |
Hobbton pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Union, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Coming up, Hobbton will square off against Pender at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Union, they will face off against Neuse Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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