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| 04/13/22 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 04/25/17 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/15/17 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 04/01/16 - Neutral | 6-7 L |
| 03/26/16 - Home | 3-4 L |
| 03/21/15 - Away | 0-5 L |
Hoover and Lincoln County are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Huskies will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hoover 2.1, Lincoln County 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hoover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Winfield, who was ranked third at the time (Hoover was ranked tenth). The Huskies fell 4-0 to the Generals on Tuesday. The match marked the first time this year in which the Huskies were not able to get on the board.
Hannah Shamblin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Chapmanville Regional on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Abbie Jeffers made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Keirstin Ross was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Lincoln County dropped their record down to 12-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hoover, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Hoover hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lincoln County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hoover came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincoln County in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Huskies repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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