Baseball Recap: Lexington Takes a Loss

The Lexington Golden Bears came up short against the Hackleburg Panthers on Thursday and fell 9-5.

Peyton Clanton

Runs

03/19/26 @ Hackleburg	2
03/13/26 vs Rogers	2
03/07/26 @ East Lawrence	2
03/06/26 @ Sheffield	2
03/03/26 @ Colbert Heights	2
+ 6 more games

Peyton Clanton was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for Lexington: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Zane Kilburn, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.

Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Hackleburg, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.

Coming up, Lexington will take on Lauderdale County at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hackleburg, they will challenge Athens Bible at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.