Hoover and Lakewood squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Hoover had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Rangers by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly two runs.
Hoover saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Cervenak, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Hoover and nudges their season record down to 16-14. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Lakewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Hoover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakewood, they will face off against Walsh Jesuit at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rangers 2.3, the Warriors 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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