Hoover won the last time they faced Crawford, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Hoover Cardinals came out on top against the Crawford Colts by a score of 6-2.
Alonso Hernandez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Diego Castro was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base. Another player making a difference was Kristian Noriega, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Crawford's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abbel Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Hoover's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Crawford, they dropped their record down to 5-15 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight at home.
Hoover will have a chance to go back-to-back against Crawford: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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