In what's become a running theme this season, Hoover gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clay County Panthers a 15-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Hoover sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Laila Varney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Varney has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Varney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Bella Haas was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Lexi Kennedy was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with four RBI and a double.
Hoover pushed their record up to 22-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Clay County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
Hoover will be playing at home against Roane County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Roane County: 1.1, Hoover: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Clay County, they will head out on the road to face off against Lewis County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lewis County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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