Panthers
| 03/18/25 @ Haleyville | 12-1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Phillips | 17-0 |
| 03/11/25 @ Vina | 15-0 |
| 03/11/25 @ Vina | 13-1 |
| 03/10/25 vs Belgreen | 8-1 |
Hackleburg waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Haleyville Lions as they made off with a 12-1 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 10-0 back in February.
Braylynn Pope and Bryleigh Butler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Pope struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Butler pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts Pope has posted since back in February. At bat, Pope scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Butler went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Butler also put up a stolen base, which was her first of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Browning, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hackleburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in nine consecutive contests.
Hackleburg's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Haleyville, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Hackleburg and Haleyville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings. Hackleburg (ranked 69th) will meet Pell City (ranked 17th) at 2:00 p.m. on March 28th. Similarly, Haleyville will square off against Hamilton at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday down 230 places (320 vs. 90).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
