Hoover never let their opponents score on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Shady Spring Tigers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Huskies also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2022.
Not much got past Hannah Shamblin, who gave up just eight hits to keep Shady Spring off the board. Shamblin has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hoover's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn Board, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Bella Haas also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Hoover has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. Shady Spring's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Hoover didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-4 victory against Midland Trail on the 29th. As for Shady Spring, they will take on Steele at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
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