Baseball Recap: Hoover Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Huskies

Margin (Wins)

03/31/25 vs Shady Spring	10
04/07/25 vs Nicholas County	9
04/22/25 @ Nicholas County	8
04/04/25 vs Nitro	8
04/29/25 vs Wayne	7

Hoover had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Wayne Pioneers 7-0. Considering the Huskies have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

The result came thanks to Riley Johnson's shutout, as he gave up just a hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Hoover saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Harless, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave Harless a new career-high. Another was Jayden Ledsome, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.

Hoover pushed their record up to 12-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Wayne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.

Hoover will face off against Charleston Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Wayne, they will challenge Sissonville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Indians will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.