Hoover fell victim to High Tech SD and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to the High Tech SD Storm, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Hoover just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
For High Tech SD's part, the result came thanks to Carlos Cornejo's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks. Cornejo has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, High Tech SD's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nano Acevedo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hoover's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for High Tech SD, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-8.
Hoover will be playing at home against High Tech SD at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for High Tech SD, they will head out on the road to square off against Rock Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rock Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
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