Baseball Game Preview: Torres Toros vs. Hoover Patriots

The Torres Toros will face off against the Hoover Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Last Friday, Torres made easy work of McLane and carried off an 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Toros.

Andrew Castanon

Earned Runs

02/26/25 vs Monache	4
03/22/25 @ Roosevelt	2
03/28/25 @ McLane	1

Andrew Castanon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Torres' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 2-7 when he doesn't).

At the plate, Torres let Dominic Garcia and Amani Sua run wild. Garcia scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Sua went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple. That's the most hits Sua has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Meza, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Torres hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Hoover had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Wildcats.

The team relied heavily on Lashawn Carey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nico Zuniga, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Hoover pushed their record up to 5-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Torres, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.

Torres came up short against Hoover in their previous meeting last Wednesday, falling 5-1. Can Torres avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.