Hewitt-Trussville has enjoyed a seven-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Hartselle Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Hewitt-Trussville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Hewitt-Trussville can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. They blew past John Carroll Catholic 11-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Hewitt-Trussville considering their two-run performance the match before.
Hewitt-Trussville got a great performance from Kinley Poe as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Olivia Faggard was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Corey Goguts, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hartselle entered their tilt with Huntsville with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Panthers on Monday.
Hewitt-Trussville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season. As for Hartselle, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-12-1.
Hewitt-Trussville beat Hartselle 10-5 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hewitt-Trussville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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