Hoover and Sissonville are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Hoover Huskies will be playing at home against the Sissonville Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoover will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Thursday, Hoover faced Scott in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Hoover never let Scott onto the board and left with a 21-0 win. The result was nothing new for Hoover, who have now won four contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Laila Varney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Varney has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Varney was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Audrey Canterbury was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Hannah Shamblin was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Sissonville suffered a tough 14-6 loss at the hands of Poca on Wednesday.
Sissonville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makynli Berrier, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ana Soblit, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Hoover's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Sissonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Sissonville's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Hoover has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Sissonville, though, as they've been averaging 10.5 per game. Given Hoover's sizable advantage in that area, Sissonville will need to find a way to close that gap.
Hoover couldn't quite finish off Sissonville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Hoover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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