Baseball Recap: Hoover Cardinals vs. Crawford Colts
Hoover won the last time they faced Crawford, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Hoover Cardinals came out on top against the Crawford Colts by a score of 6-2.
Alonso Hernandez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Diego Castro was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base. Another player making a difference was Kristian Noriega, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Crawford's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abbel Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Hoover's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Crawford, they dropped their record down to 5-15 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight at home.
Hoover will have a chance to go back-to-back against Crawford: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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