Baseball Game Preview: Haleyville Lions vs. Jasper Vikings

By Team Reports Mar 22, 2024, 3:32am

Preview: Haleyville Lions vs. Jasper Vikings

Haleyville has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Jasper Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Jasper took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Haleyville, who comes in off a win.

Haleyville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Phil Campbell as Haleyville made off with an 18-10 win. Haleyville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Cooper Mcnutt was incredible, going 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Clay Price, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Jasper was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 17-4 defeat to Russellville might stick with them for a while.

Haleyville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Jasper, they now have a losing record at 5-6.

Haleyville came up short against Jasper in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, falling 5-0. Can Haleyville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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