Hoover is 8-1 against Louisville since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hoover Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Louisville Leopards at 5:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hoover: 3.1, Louisville: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hoover will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 12) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Avon out 8-6.
Daniel Holihan looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tyler McCann was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Mason Ashby was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Louisville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They came out on top against Boardman by a score of 13-9.
Hoover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Louisville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
Everything went Hoover's way against Louisville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Hoover made off with a 9-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoover since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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