Softball Recap: Hackleburg Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 @ Phillips	21
04/08/25 @ Lynn	19
03/17/25 vs Phillips	17
04/15/25 vs Haleyville	16
04/04/25 vs Marion County	16

Hackleburg waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past the Waterloo Cougars 14-2. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 matches by seven runs or more this season.

Braylynn Pope and Payten Herron did most of the damage at the plate: Pope went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and one stolen base, while Herron went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave Pope a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Browning, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Hackleburg kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive games.

Hackleburg's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Waterloo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-12.

Hackleburg didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-3 win against Dyer County on the 18th. As for Waterloo, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 9-0 defeat against Crockett County on the 19th.