Baseball Game Preview: Hoggard Vikings vs. Swansboro Pirates

Vikings

Runs

03/18/25 vs West Brunswick	11
03/14/25 @ North Brunswick	2
03/11/25 @ South Brunswick	8
03/07/25 @ New Bern	7
03/06/25 vs West Carteret	10
+ 4 more games

Hoggard has gone a perfect 3-0 against Swansboro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Hoggard Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Swansboro Pirates at 4:00 p.m. Hoggard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Hoggard took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past West Brunswick 11-4. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won nine in a row.

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. The dominant performance gave Bowden a new career-high in doubles.

Hoggard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Swansboro might've scored the first runs on Friday, but it was West Bladen who claimed the real prize. Swansboro 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.

Hoggard's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Swansboro, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Hoggard's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's contest. Hoggard has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Swansboro, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Hoggard continue to outrun the ball?

Hoggard was able to grind out a solid win over Swansboro in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 4-0. Does Hoggard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Swansboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.