Glendale won the last time they faced Hoover, and things went their way on Friday too. The Glendale Nitros walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Hoover Tornados. The win made it back-to-back victories for Glendale.
For Hoover's part, Julian Corral was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Corral was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Corral wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Carbonneau, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Carbonneau has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Glendale's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-18. As for Hoover, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-22-1.
As of now, neither Glendale nor Hoover have any future games scheduled.
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