Hoover is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Lincoln is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hoover Huskies will take on the Lincoln Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hoover is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Hoover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Morgantown, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Hoover was ranked third). Hoover lost 9-0 to Morgantown on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Hoover's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hoover saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Kennedy, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln had no problem doing just that on Monday. They never let the Colts onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Lincoln might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Hoover's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-3. As for Lincoln, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season.
Hoover beat Lincoln 6-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lincoln's Delaney Haller, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Hoover to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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