The Hubbertville Lions will take on the Vina Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Hubbertville's tournament run continued when they took on Decatur Heritage Christian Academy last Saturday. Hubbertville took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Decatur Heritage Christian Academy.
Hubbertville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Whitson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Whitson a new career-high in hits (two). Ella Kate Curington was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Hubbertville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Vina was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Meek. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Hubbertville's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Vina, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Hubbertville couldn't quite finish off Vina in their previous matchup last Friday and fell 7-5. Will Hubbertville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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