The Haleyville Lions will square off against the Winston County Yellowjackets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Winston County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Haleyville, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Haleyville took on Mars Hill Bible on Thursday. Haleyville came out on top against Mars Hill Bible by a score of 6-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Jadyn Marbutt
| 03/06/25 @ Mars Hill Bible | 3 |
| 02/18/25 @ Winfield | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Muscle Shoals | 1 |
| 02/14/25 vs Central | 1 |
Jadyn Marbutt was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Haleyville is 3-1 when Marbutt allowsthree or fewer earned runs, but 2-5 otherwise. Marbutt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Cooper McNutt was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Eli Cagle also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Winston County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 8-4 to Meek. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Haleyville's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Winston County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Haleyville skirted past Winston County 7-6 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will Haleyville repeat their success, or does Winston County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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