Providence lost against Hoover back in April of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Providence Pioneers fell just short of the Hoover Tornados by a score of 7-5. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Adrian Contreras was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nate Palmer, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Providence now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Hoover, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Looking ahead, Providence will challenge St. Genevieve at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hoover, they will square off against Buckley at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Hoover is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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