Baseball Recap: Hoover Cardinals vs. High Tech SD Storm
After losing to High Tech SD the last time they met, Hoover decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Hoover Cardinals came out on top against the High Tech SD Storm by a score of 6-1 on Wednesday.
Manny Miranda and Kristian Noriega were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Miranda tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Noriega struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Miranda scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Noriega went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucian Hura, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On High Tech SD's side, Nano Acevedo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and an RBI.
Hoover's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for High Tech SD, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
Hoover will have a chance to go back-to-back against High Tech SD: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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