Hoover lost against Sunnyside last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hoover Patriots fell just short of the Sunnyside Wildcats by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Hoover has lost by just one run.
Caleb Bosquez-Jiminez and Aiden Medina stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bosquez-Jiminez went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI, while Medina went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Hoover hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sunnyside struck out eight times.
On Sunnyside's side, Jordan Jaime spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Sunnyside's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Eyzec Parada, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hoover's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13. As for Sunnyside, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-15 record this season.
Hoover will be playing at home against McLane at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McLane will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Sunnyside, they will head out on the road to take on Sanger West at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sanger West's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Sunnyside's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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