PEMBROKE — The Hamlet American Legion junior baseball team allowed 10 unanswered runs in Tuesday’s loss.
Playing at Area 2 Conference opponent Pembroke Post 50, Hamlet lost 10-2.
Post 49 jumped ahead early in the top of the first inning by scoring both of its runs. Steve James (fielder’s choice) and Preston Fann (triple) each recorded a run batted in.
Pembroke scored one run in the first and another in the fourth to tie the game. A seven-run fifth inning for Post 50 broke the game open.
Click here for a full game story of Tuesday’s Area 2 Conference road game.
The Hamlet juniors (1-4, 1-1 Area 2) will play the Hope Mills Post 32 Tigers Wednesday at home, beginning at 7 p.m.
Below are photos of Hamlet’s game at Pembroke Post 50, taken by sports editor Kyle Pillar.
