The Hoover Vikings are on the road again on Saturday to play the GlenOak Golden Eagles at 11:00 a.m. Hoover will be strutting in after a win while GlenOak will be coming in after a defeat.
Hoover is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Mayfield as Hoover made off with a 9-2 victory. Nine seems to be a good number for Hoover as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jake Donaldson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Donaldson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hoover got a big performance out of Carter Lukens, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Jack Andes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for GlenOak's offense. They fell 3-0 to Jackson on Thursday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which GlenOak was not able to get on the board.
Hoover has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for GlenOak, their loss dropped their record down to 14-13.
Hoover came out on top in a nail-biter against GlenOak in their previous meeting on Saturday, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoover since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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