Baseball Preview: Hoover Cardinals vs. El Cajon Valley Braves
The Hoover Cardinals will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the El Cajon Valley Braves, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Hoover came up short against Orange Glen and fell 8-4. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hoover in their matchups with Orange Glen: they've now lost four in a row.
Joseph Giddings was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but El Cajon Valley had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against Rock Academy on Tuesday.
Matias Herrera was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Herrera was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played.
In other batting news, Joseph Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for El Cajon Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Hoover has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like El Cajon Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Hoover beat El Cajon Valley 9-5 when the teams last played last Saturday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was El Cajon Valley's Eduardo Cazarez, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hoover still be able to contain Cazarez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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