The Hoover Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Winfield Generals at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hoover comes in on five and Winfield on six.
Last Saturday, Hoover faced Logan in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Hoover walked away with a 9-4 win over Logan.
Laila Varney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Varney has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Varney was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Audrey Canterbury, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Bella Haas, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Winfield put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sissonville with a sharp 18-1 victory. While fans of Winfield might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Hoover pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs per game. As for Winfield, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Hoover skirted past Winfield 1-0 in their previous matchup back in March. Will Hoover repeat their success, or does Winfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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