By John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor
TRUSSVILLE – The Hewitt-Trussville Huskies (14-4) defeated Briarwood Christian Friday night 8-0.
The victory avenged a 7-6 loss to the Lions on February 26. The Huskies have won ten of their last eleven games and remain undefeated at home.
The Huskies got on the board in the first inning on a single by senior Carson Wideman that scored sophomore Steele Hall.
Hewitt extended the lead to 2-0 on a sacrifice fly by junior Cam Simpson that scored senior Brett Mosley.
A huge fourth inning saw the Huskies put six runs on the board and put the game out of reach.
A walk scored junior Christian Helmers to make the score 3-0.
A single by Wideman scored senior Carson Zeitvogel to give the Huskies a 4-0 lead.
Junior Colby Durden drove senior Rob Wright home with a single to right field to extend the lead to 5-0.
The score was 6-0 after Simpson drew a walk that scored Moseley.
Wideman and Durden closed the scoring out on two wild Briarwood pitches to make the score 8-0.
Durden picked up the win after going five innings and only giving up one hit and striking out four Lions.
Senior Trey Tyldesley went two innings with five strikeouts to get the save.
Wideman had two hits and two RBIs. Durden had two hits and one RBI.
The Huskies face Boaz Monday at Snead State.