The Hamilton Aggies will head out to challenge the Haleyville Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hamilton has given up an average of 7.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Hamilton came up short against Haleyville on Tuesday, falling 15-4. The Aggies have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
For Haleyville's part, Jadyn Marbutt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave Marbutt a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Haleyville is undefeated when Marbutt posts two or more runs, but 4-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Cagle, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Even Howard, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
The win was the sixth in a row for Haleyville, bringing their record for this year to 9-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
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