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Hoover's Lady Vikings Advance to Regional Playoffs
The Hoover High School girls' softball team (30-0) is showing no signs of slowing.
The Hoover High School girls' softball team is about as familiar with losing as it is with quantum physics.
On Wednesday, the Lady Vikings owned the Division I district final at Massillon's Washington High School when they went on to defeat Louisville 5-1.
Tara Thacker (18-0) kept the Leopards' bats on ice with a dozen strikeouts, while Andi Farrah's hot bat led to three hits, including an RBI double and three runs scored, reports the Canton Repository.
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With the dominant win, Hoover (30-0) has advanced to the Columbus regional round for the second year in a row.
The Lady Vikings will play Friday’s Gahanna Lincoln-Westerville Central winner on May 30 at OSU’s Buckeye Field.
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