Baseball Preview: Hoover Vikings vs. Kenston Bombers
The Hoover Vikings will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Kenston Bombers at 11:00 a.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hoover comes in on seven and Kenston on three.
Hoover is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against GlenOak on Saturday as Hoover made off with a 16-1 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Hoover with their most commanding win of the season.
Jack Andes and Mason Ashby made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Andes pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ashby didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Andes went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base, while Ashby went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Carson Dyrlund was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Drake Cooper, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kenston won against St. Vincent-St. Mary on Wednesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Kenston had just enough and edged St. Vincent-St. Mary out 4-2. That's two games straight that Kenston has won by exactly two runs.
Hoover is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Kenston, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-14-1.
Hoover came up short against Kenston in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kenston's Jimmy Cerha, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Hoover knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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