Hoover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to the High Tech SD Storm, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Hoover of the 1-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Wednesday.
Manny Miranda spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, Hoover saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucian Hura, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Hoover didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as High Tech SD only tossed eight.
On High Tech SD's side, not much got past Nano Acevedo, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Hoover off the board. Acevedo has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Hoover's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for High Tech SD, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Hoover by a score of 1-0 later that day.
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