Sulligent waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Hackleburg Panthers by a score of 5-2. For Sulligent, this counts as revenge for the 11-1 loss Hackleburg walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February.
For Hackleburg's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laine Steward, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Steward has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Sulligent's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-12-1. As for Hackleburg, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-13-2.
Sulligent does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hackleburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Marion County at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hackleburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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