The Sunnyside Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Hoover Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Sunnyside fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Roosevelt on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rough Riders by a score of 7-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Hoover entered their tilt with McLane on Friday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Highlanders 3-1.
Hoover's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Sunnyside, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-14.
Sunnyside might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Hoover in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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