There's no place like home for Fultondale, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Huffman Vikings on Friday as the Fultondale Wildcats made off with an 11-1 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Hayden Tanner was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Jaiden Palmer
| 02/28/25 vs Huffman | 4 |
| 02/17/25 vs Susan Moore | 1 |
| 04/05/24 @ Center Point | 1 |
| 03/07/24 vs Tarrant | 1 |
In other batting news, Fultondale got a massive performance out of Jaiden Palmer, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Those four stolen bases gave Palmer a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Khalib Burkett, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fultondale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Fultondale now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Huffman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fultondale will welcome Hanceville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hanceville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.8 runs per game on average), something Fultondale will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Huffman, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Carver Birmingham at 5:00 p.m.
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