Hillcrest faced Hoover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Patriots sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Bucs. That's more bragging rights for the Patriots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mason Booth
| 04/02/26 vs Hoover | 8 |
| 03/26/26 @ Northside | 3 |
| 03/03/26 vs Northridge | 3 |
| 02/26/26 vs John Carroll | 3 |
| 03/16/26 @ Robertsdale | 1 |
Mason Booth tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Hillcrest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gunner Webb, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Hillcrest and bumps their season record up to 18-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Hoover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-9.
Coming up, Hillcrest will head out to face off against Prattville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hoover, they will be playing at home against American Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so the Bucs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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