After soaring to 16 runs the game before, Hobbton was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell just short of the North Duplin Rebels by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rebels this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-4 on April 1st.
Hobbton saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Neal, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hobbton's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for North Duplin, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Hobbton will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Neuse Charter at 4:00 p.m. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season. As for North Duplin, they will be taking part in a tournament against South Lenoir at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rebels 4.1, the Blue Devils 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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