Hoover is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Thursday. They will be playing at home against the Ottumwa Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hoover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Marshalltown, who was ranked ninth at the time (Hoover was ranked third). The Huskies took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bobcats on Tuesday. The loss was Hoover's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ottumwa's offense. They fell 2-0 to Lincoln on Tuesday. Ottumwa have struggled against Lincoln recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hoover fell to 5-1. As for Ottumwa, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2-1.
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