After flying high against Marshall last Tuesday, Hoover came back down to earth. The Hoover Tornados lost 15-5 to the Firebaugh Falcons on Thursday.
Evelyn Ortiz spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and 13 unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Hoover saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kim De Leon, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Coming up, Hoover will square off against Van Nuys at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Firebaugh, they will face off against Hawthorne at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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