The Hewitt-Trussville Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Curry Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hewitt-Trussville: 2.9, Curry: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hewitt-Trussville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Hartselle, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Hewitt-Trussville was ranked third). Hewitt-Trussville's pitcher stepped up to hand Hartselle a 4-0 shutout on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hewitt-Trussville.
The result came thanks to Zaylen Tucker's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Corey Goguts, who went 3-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Faggard, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Curry gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They put the hurt on Hayden with a sharp 8-2 win. That's two games straight that Curry has won by exactly six runs.
Alena Howse spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Curry got a massive performance out of Jenna Madison, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ambrey Taylor, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Hewitt-Trussville is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 25 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season. As for Curry, their victory bumped their record up to 30-7-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Hewitt-Trussville hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Curry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hewitt-Trussville came up short against Curry when the teams last played back in March, falling 11-7. Will Hewitt-Trussville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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