San Joaquin Memorial fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Hoover on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hoover Patriots by a score of 10-9. San Joaquin Memorial was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Hoover apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2022.
Natalie Bryan was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivana Kochergen, who scored two runs while going 1-for-5.
San Joaquin Memorial has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Hoover, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4-1.
San Joaquin Memorial didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-2 win vs. Fresno on the 16th. Hoover has also already played their next match, a 24-3 defeat against Sanger West on the 19th.
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