Softball Preview: Phillips Bears vs. Hackleburg Panthers
Phillips is 1-9 against Hackleburg since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Phillips Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Hackleburg Panthers at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Phillips is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 15-1 defeat at the hands of Cherokee.
Meanwhile, Hackleburg came up short against Sulligent on Tuesday and fell 5-2. Hackleburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hackleburg saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laine Steward, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Steward has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Phillips' loss dropped their record down to 1-24. As for Hackleburg, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-14-2.
Phillips suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Hackleburg in their previous matchup on April 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hackleburg's Ellie Nichols, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Phillips knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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