Friday just wasn't the day for Hoover's offense. They fell just short of the Kearny Komets by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Hoover in their matchups with Kearny: they've now lost seven in a row.
For Kearny's part, not much got past Nicolas Hembera, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Hoover off the board. Hembera has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kearny's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Duffy, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Hoover's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Kearny, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 14-8.
Hoover will head out on the road to square off against High Tech SD at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Kearny, they will be playing at home against Liberty Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Kearny will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
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