On Saturday, Hoover faced Greenbrier East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hoover Huskies narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Greenbrier East Spartans 3-1. The win was familiar territory for Hoover who now have five in a row.
Laila Varney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jayley Elmore was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Greenbrier East's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kayla Bartley gave up three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Greenbrier East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alanis McClary, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Hoover pushed their record up to 21-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Greenbrier East, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9.
As of now, neither Hoover nor Greenbrier East have any future games scheduled.
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