The Hoover Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Nitro Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Hoover sitting on four straight wins and Nitro on five.
Hoover will bounce into Friday's match after beating Logan, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Hoover walked away with a 9-4 victory over Logan on Wednesday.
Jacob White looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hoover let Braydon Bounds and Jaylen Symns loose on the outfield. Bounds scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Symns scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Symns has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Colin Lindsay, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Nitro never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Lincoln County 6-0.
Hoover's win bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Nitro, they pushed their record up to 13-10 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Hoover beat Nitro 9-5 in their previous meeting back in April. 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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