Baseball Game Preview: Hoover Cardinals vs. Crawford Colts

By Team Reports Apr 4, 2024, 4:16am

Baseball Preview: Hoover Cardinals vs. Crawford Colts

The Hoover Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Crawford Colts at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

Hoover scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Crawford as Hoover made off with a 17-2 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Manny Miranda made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Miranda was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Hoover got a massive performance out of Lucian Hura, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Jason Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.

Hoover's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Crawford, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.

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