Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Hueytown walked away with it. They never let the Benjamin Russell Wildcats get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Golden Gophers have posted since March 29th.
Hueytown has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Benjamin Russell, they now have a losing record of 12-13-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hueytown beat the Wildcats by a score of 4-3 later that day.
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