Baseball Recap: Hoover Cardinals vs. Orange Glen Patriots
Hoover lost against Orange Glen back in March of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hoover Cardinals fell 8-4 to the Orange Glen Patriots. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hoover in their matchups with Orange Glen: they've now lost four in a row.
Joseph Giddings made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
On Orange Glen's side, Jacob Morales and Adrian Garcia were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Morales struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Garcia struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). At bat, Morales went 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Garcia scored a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Damian Banuelos and Oscar Gonzalez did most of the damage at the plate: Banuelos scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Gonzalez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Hoover's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Orange Glen, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Hoover will stay at home for another game and welcome El Cajon Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hoover has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Orange Glen, they will be playing at home against Rock Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rock Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
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