The Hampton Hornets will take on the Woodland Wolfpack at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
If Hampton beats Woodland with 14 runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Hampton never let McDonough get on the board and left with a 14-0 win on Monday. The contest marked the Hornets' most dominant victory of the season.
Hampton got a massive performance out of Gavin Aiken, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs Aiken has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Dylan Peugnet, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Hampton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McDonough only posted a batting average of .200.
Meanwhile, Woodland fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Stockbridge on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 12-11. The loss continues a trend for the Wolfpack in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Douglas Sample made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Washington, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Hampton's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Woodland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Hampton might still be hurting after the 17-0 loss they got from Woodland when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Hampton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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