Russellville is on an 11-game streak of home losses, and Haleyville a 24-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Russellville Golden Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Haleyville Lions at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Tuesday, Russellville came up short against West Morgan and fell 5-2.
Taitum Bishop spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ticelee Gholston made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Khristian Huerta, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Haleyville fell victim to Hackleburg and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 16-0 to the Panthers.
Haleyville's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Russellville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-23.
Everything went Russellville's way against Haleyville when the teams last played back in March, as Russellville made off with a 12-2 win. Do the Golden Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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