Hoover put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat the Hurricane Redskins by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Hoover, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Laila Varney spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hoover saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addi Chapman, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Hurricane didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Hoover's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Hurricane, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Hoover will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Nitro at 6:00 p.m. Hoover's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so Nitro's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hurricane, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Charleston at 6:00 p.m. Hurricane is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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