After flying high against Kinston last Thursday, Heide Trask came back down to earth. The Heide Trask Titans fell just short of the Hobbton Wildcats by a score of 7-6 on Friday. The Titans haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Brian Green was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Green was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That run marked the first that he scored this season.
In other batting news, Jaden Reece-Murray made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI. Those RBI marked the first that he brought in this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Cheatham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Heide Trask's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Hobbton, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heide Trask will venture away from home to take on West Columbus at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be Heide Trask's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Hobbton, they will head out to face off against Wallace-Rose Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hobbton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12 runs per game this season.
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