The Washington Tigers will challenge the Hoover Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Washington 3.9, Hoover 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Washington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Euclid get on the board and left with a 35-0 victory. The Tigers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Hoover narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Normandy 1-0.
Hoover got a great performance from Jake Donaldson as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over eight innings pitched. Donaldson also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Vikings are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 10-12 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Hoover saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Andes, who went 1-for-5 with one run.
Hoover's record is now 15-12. As for Washington, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-13.
Washington couldn't quite get it done against Hoover in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 4-1. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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