Kearny and Hoover are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Kearny Komets will head out on the road to take on the Hoover Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kearny is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Kearny gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against High Tech SD as Kearny made off with a 12-2 victory.
Nicolas Hembera made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Hembera has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hembera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Elijah Duffy was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Laird Eaton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hoover won against Crawford on Wednesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Hoover never let Crawford onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hoover.
Not much got past Manny Miranda, who gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Crawford off the board.
On the hitting side, Quincy Enyama-Turner was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Kearny pushed their record up to 12-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hoover, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kearny has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hoover struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Kearny beat Hoover 5-1 in their previous meeting on April 12th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kearny since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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