Hoggard waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the North Brunswick Scorpions 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hoggard also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Tyler Jumper looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Damian Bounds was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Hoggard pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for North Brunswick, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-6.
Hoggard is on the road again on Tuesday to play West Brunswick at 6:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Brunswick: 4.1, Hoggard: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Brunswick, they will be playing at home against Laney at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Brunswick's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Laney's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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