Pinecrest is 10-0 against Hoke County since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pinecrest Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hoke County Bucks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pinecrest has six straight wins, Hoke County has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pinecrest put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let Scotland onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory.
Pinecrest got a great performance from Bohdi Robertson as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Robertson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Grayson Hudgins and Connor Tepatti did most of the damage at the plate: Hudgins went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs, while Tepatti went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was JC Woolard, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hoke County suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Red Springs on Monday.
Hoke County saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric (EJ) Carter, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Pinecrest is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Hoke County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Pinecrest took their win against Hoke County when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 19-1. Will Pinecrest repeat their success, or does Hoke County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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