Hoover had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-22 to make it 11. They took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crawford Colts. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Colts this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 on Tuesday.
Kristan Noriega was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one run.
As for Crawford, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games.
On Crawford's side, Alejandro Guzman and Abbel Martinez made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Guzman struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Martinez tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. At bat, Guzman went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Martinez went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Martinez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abraham Carillo-Ceron, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Crawford's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 6-1 (and 7-10 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Hector Fuentes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs.
Hoover has already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Kearny on the 10th. As for Crawford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-2 loss against Lincoln on the 13th.
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