The Hoover Tornados are taking a road trip to challenge the Rio Hondo Prep Kares at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hoover is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
On Wednesday, Hoover made easy work of La Puente and carried off a 19-12 victory.

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The team relied heavily on Alex Weimar, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Hoover is undefeated when Weimar posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Legino, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Hoover always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, everything went Rio Hondo Prep's way against New Roads on Tuesday as Rio Hondo Prep made off with an 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Kares.
Hoover's record now sits at 4-2. As for Rio Hondo Prep, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Hoover might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Rio Hondo Prep when the teams last played back in February of 2019. Can Hoover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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