Baseball Game Preview: Hoover Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 2:25am

Baseball Preview: Hoover Vikings vs. Lake Blue Streaks

Hoover has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Lake Blue Streaks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hoover's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Hoover had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Lake.

Drake Cooper made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Carson Dyrlund, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Hoover has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-8 record this season. As for Lake, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.

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