By John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor
TRUSSVILLE – The top-ranked Lady Huskies defeated Oak Mountain last night 9-4.
Taylor Burt’s Lady Huskies are 23-4, 6-0 in area play, and have won nine games in a row.
The Lady Huskies got on the board in the first with a Chaney Peters single that scored Corey Goguts. Hewitt added a second run on a line drive to third by Makailia Hope that scored Olivia Faggard.
Sarah Phillips’s bomb in the second inning extended the lead to 3-0.
A three-run homer by Hope scored Zaylen Tucker and AhKeela Honeycutt, giving the Lady Huskies a 6-0 lead.
Oak Mountain got on the board in the fourth to make it a 6-1 game.
Hewitt added two more runs in the fifth to push the lead to 8-1. A Hope single scored Honeycutt, and Peters scored on a passed ball.
Honeycutt finished the Hewitt scoring with a homer to push the lead to 9-1 in the sixth.
The Lady Eagles added three runs late on walks.
Hope led the team with three hits, one home run, and five RBIs.
Tucker got the win, giving up one hit and one run and striking out five Lady Eagles.
The Lady Huskies host Orange Beach tonight at 7 PM.