The Haleyville Lions will challenge the Lawrence County Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Haleyville is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Haleyville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Rogers a 16-0 shutout on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Cooper McNutt
| 03/08/25 vs Rogers | 3 |
| 02/17/25 @ Phil Campbell | 1 |
| 03/19/24 @ Phil Campbell | 1 |
| 03/12/24 vs Priceville | 1 |
| 02/22/24 vs Winfield | 1 |
Eli Cagle and Cooper McNutt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cagle pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, McNutt tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February of 2024. At the plate, Cagle scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2, while McNutt scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave McNutt a new career-high in stolen bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jadyn Marbutt, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Will McCullar, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Haleyville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rogers only posted a batting average of .118.
Meanwhile, Lawrence County unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Boaz by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Red Devils have suffered since April 25, 2024.
Elijah Tuckier was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Tripp Engle made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Lawrence County's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Haleyville, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Haleyville suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Lawrence County when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Haleyville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
