The Myers Park Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Hoggard Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Myers Park will be strutting in after a win while Hoggard will be coming in after a loss.
While Mustangs fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Monday's season opener. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over East Mecklenburg on Monday.
Davis Johnson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Johnson was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Henry Bauer looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Jokinen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hoggard fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against West Bladen on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the 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 also got a good showing from Jake Kinlaw, who tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Everything went Myers Park's way against Hoggard in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as Myers Park made off with a 13-3 victory. Will Myers Park repeat their success, or does Hoggard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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