Sports
Vikings One Step Closer to Baseball State Championship
The Hoover High School boys' baseball team made it look easy after beating GlenOak 17-4 in Saturday's Division I district final.
The numbers speak for themselves.
In Saturday's Division I district final, the Hoover boys' baseball team (22-7) marched to a 17-4 victory over GlenOak with 15 hits in five innings.
The Vikings have scored 63 runs on 63 hits, and the hot streak couldn't have come at a better time considering Hoover hasn't won a district title since 1999, according to cantonrep.com.
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The victory caps off a solid weekend for Hoover which also beat Perry 7-1 on Friday in the district semifinal, according to ncvikingbaseball.com.
Hoover will advance to the regional semifinal scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday against Aurora at Munson.
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