The St. Clair County Fighting Saints will square off against the Etowah Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
St. Clair County's tournament run continued when they took on Chelsea on Saturday. The Fighting Saints took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets.
St. Clair County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vylet Byers, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Etowah had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past New Hope 14-3. The Blue Devils not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 11, 2025 (when they won 16-2).
Gracie Ingram was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Gilliland, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
St. Clair County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Etowah, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
St. Clair County came out on top in a nail-biter against Etowah when the teams last played back in March of 2025, sneaking past 14-12. Will the Fighting Saints repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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