After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Torres, Sunnyside was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Hoover Patriots 5-4. For Sunnyside, this counts as revenge for the 7-0 loss Hoover walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
For Hoover's part, Aiden Medina was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Medina was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Robert Herrera was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Sunnyside's victory bumped their record up to 8-15. As for Hoover, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.
Sunnyside will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hoover: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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