On Saturday, the Fayette County Tigers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Hale County Wildcats 7-5. That's two games straight that Fayette County has won by exactly two runs.
For Hale County's part, Summer Stephens and Jamie Hocutt stepped up to the plate in a big way. Stephens went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI, while Hocutt scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Macayla Oquinn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Fayette County's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Hale County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-18-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fayette County will square off against Brilliant at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Brilliant is coming into the game with four straight wins at home, so Fayette County will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Hale County, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Montevallo at 5:30 p.m. Montevallo's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in six consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
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