Kearny entered their tilt with Hoover with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hoover Cardinals a 1-0 shutout on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Kearny, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Nicolas Hembera's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kearny saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Duffy, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Kearny pushed their record up to 14-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Hoover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-13.
Kearny will be playing in front of their home fans against Liberty Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Liberty Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Hoover, they will head out on the road to challenge High Tech SD at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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