With a playoff game on the line, Hewitt-Trussville rose to the challenge on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Austin Black Bears a 6-0 shutout. Considering Hewitt-Trussville has won 16 matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Zaylen Tucker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Tucker was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Corey Goguts was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chaney Peters, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
On Austin's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arden Breedlove, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The victory (which was Hewitt-Trussville's eighth in a row) raised their record to 34-6. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 38-16-1.
Hewitt-Trussville is on the road again on Monday to play Thompson. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Thompson: 1.5, Hewitt-Trussville: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Austin, they will take on Spain Park at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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