Central waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Hackleburg Panthers by a score of 7-4. This was payback for Central, who suffered an 8-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Peyton Benson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ali Thompson, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Hackleburg's side, Saylor Cooper made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 26-16 record this season. As for Hackleburg, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 24-12-2.
Central will take on Muscle Shoals at 9:15 p.m. on Saturday. Central is on a six-game streak of home wins, Muscle Shoals a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Hackleburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Haleyville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hackleburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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