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| 04/15/24 - Home | 5-10 L |
| 03/17/22 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 03/15/22 - Home | 3-7 L |
| 03/18/21 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 03/16/21 - Home | 2-5 L |
| + 5 more games |
Jasper and Haleyville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Jasper Vikings will square off against the Haleyville Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Jasper after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 8-4 to Mortimer Jordan.
Meanwhile, Haleyville entered their tilt with Hamilton on Thursday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Aggies 14-4. Considering the Lions have won five matchups by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Cooper McNutt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brody Armstrong was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Jadyn Marbutt also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Haleyville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive games.
Jasper's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Haleyville, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
Jasper came up short against Haleyville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 10-5. Can Jasper avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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