Baseball Recap: Haleyville Takes Down Hokes Bluff in a Playoff Battle

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Previous 5 Games

04/18/25 - Neutral	8-4 W
04/18/25 - Home	7-8 L
05/06/17 - Home	2-1 W
05/06/17 - Home	2-1 W
05/05/17 - Home	16-1 W

It's playoff time, and Haleyville had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Hokes Bluff Eagles on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Lions: when they faced off against the Eagles on Friday, they had to take a 8-7 loss.

Cooper McNutt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. What's more, he posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in March.

In other batting news, Brody Armstrong was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. Carson Gilbert was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Haleyville is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 22 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Hokes Bluff, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-13.

Haleyville will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.