Baseball Preview: Hoover Vikings vs. Twinsburg Tigers
The Hoover Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Twinsburg Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoover will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Hoover is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Jackson and snuck past 4-2. That's two games straight that Hoover has won by exactly two runs.
Jack Andes and Mason Ashby were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Andes tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Ashby tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Andes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Andes scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Ashby scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Carson Dyrlund was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Twinsburg faced Wooster in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Twinsburg blew past Wooster 6-0.
Hoover is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Twinsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 22-6.
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