Softball Preview: McLane Highlanders vs. Hoover Patriots
McLane is 8-1-1 against Hoover since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The McLane Highlanders will head out on the road to square off against the Hoover Patriots at 3:30 p.m. McLane will be strutting in after a win while Hoover will be coming in after a defeat.
McLane never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Madera South last Wednesday. They blew past the Stallions 10-2. McLane might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Hoover's offense. Their rough 10-0 loss to Sunnyside on Friday might stick with them for a while. The matchup marked that first time this season in which Hoover was not able to get on the board.
McLane is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Hoover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7-1.
Everything went McLane's way against Hoover in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as McLane made off with a 24-1 victory. Will McLane repeat their success, or does Hoover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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