Nitro is 2-8 against Hoover since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Nitro Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hoover Huskies at 6:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Nitro suffered a tough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Poca.
Lyndi Campbell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaliyah Williams-Palmer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hoover put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat Hurricane by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1.
Laila Varney spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hoover saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addi Chapman, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Nitro's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hoover, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Nitro suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Hoover in their previous meeting on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hoover's Hannah Shamblin, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Nitro knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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