Hoggard lost against Laney back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hoggard Vikings fell 5-2 to the Laney Buccaneers. Hoggard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hoggard saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Mason, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Laney's side, they got a great performance from Jason Sproull as he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Sproull has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carston Wedemeyer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. JB Brooks was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Hoggard's loss dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Laney, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-10.
Hoggard will head out on the road to challenge Topsail at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hoggard is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Laney, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against South Columbus at 6:30 p.m. South Columbus' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Laney's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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