Hoke County is on a five-game streak of home losses, and Union Pines a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Hoke County Bucks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Union Pines Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, Hoke County put up the most points they have all season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Lumberton by a score of 13-11. That's two games in a row now that the Bucks have lost by exactly two runs.
Union Pines not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 26th. They put the hurt on Western Harnett with a sharp 14-5 win.
Kaeden Sovey was a standout: he scored two runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-3. He has become a key player for Union Pines: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-7 otherwise. Brodie Lyczkowski was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Union Pines was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Union Pines' victory bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Hoke County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Hoke County couldn't quite finish off Union Pines in their previous meeting on Tuesday and fell 8-6. Will the Bucks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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