Lions
| 03/25/25 @ Brilliant | 16 |
| 03/07/25 @ Carbon Hill | 11 |
| 03/03/25 vs Sulligent | 10 |
| 02/27/25 vs Carbon Hill | 10 |
| 03/21/25 vs Pickens Academy | 6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hubbertville). Everything went their way against the Brilliant Tigers on Tuesday as Hubbertville made off with a 16-1 win. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Landon Dodd was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Hubbertville is undefeated when Dodd posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, Cole Brand was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Cruz Kizzire, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Hubbertville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Hubbertville's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Brilliant, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Hubbertville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Brilliant: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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