The Hoover Vikings will square off against the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Hoover sitting on three straight wins and Perrysburg on 25.
Hoover is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Brunswick as they made off with a 7-1 victory. Considering the Vikings have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Perrysburg won against Medina on Friday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Yellow Jackets sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over Springfield.
Perrysburg's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hayley Griggs, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Griggs is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Alyssa Bradford was another, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Perrysburg pushed their record up to 26-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Hoover, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
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