The Normandy Invaders will venture away from home to square off against the Hoover Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Wednesday, Normandy came up short against Westlake and fell 6-1. The Invaders haven't had much luck with the Demons recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Normandy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Hinkle, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Hinkle has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Hoover faced Jackson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Vikings fell just short of the Polar Bears by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered since March 29th.
Hoover also got a good showing from Evan Fuller, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Normandy's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Hoover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.
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