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. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Polar Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-0 on Tuesday.
Hoover got a good showing from Evan Fuller, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Hoover saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Ziarko, who went 1-for-2 with one run. That run marked the first that Ziarko has scored this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Hoover and nudges their season record down to 8-6. As for Jackson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hoover will challenge Normandy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Jackson, they will square off against Mayfield at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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