Hackleburg waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the West Limestone Wildcats.
The team relied heavily on Braylynn Pope, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Payten Herron, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On West Limestone's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aubrey Bethune, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Hackleburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10-2 record this season. As for West Limestone, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 33-8-3.
Hackleburg will square off against Mars Hill Bible at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mars Hill Bible is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Hackleburg will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for West Limestone, they will square off against Muscle Shoals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Muscle Shoals' pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so West Limestone's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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