Hoover extended their postseason success on Thursday against Mayfield. They blew past the Mayfield Wildcats 9-2. Nine seems to be a good number for Hoover as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jake Donaldson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Donaldson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hoover got a big performance out of Carter Lukens, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Jack Andes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Hoover has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Mayfield, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13.
Hoover will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against GlenOak at 11:00 a.m. Hoover's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so GlenOak's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Mayfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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