A feisty cat fight will be fought as Hackleburg Panthers challenge Ardmore Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Hackleburg will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Hackleburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Vina get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Panthers have won six matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Braylynn Pope made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time she hasn't allowed a single hit since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Butler, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. She also snagged a stolen base, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Saylor Cooper, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Hackleburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Ardmore's hitters rose to the challenge against a Patriots pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.83 runs allowed on Thursday. Everything went Ardmore's way against Brewer as Ardmore made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Ardmore's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Hackleburg, their record is now 10-2.
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