PREP ROUNDUP: Late-inning magic lifts Good Hope past Cold Springs 6-5; Benefield shines for Raiders in softball win
Mar. 12—Good Hope's varsity baseball team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat on Tuesday night, overcoming a late and challenging deficit at home en route to a 6-5 win over Cold Springs.
The Raiders (5-4) trailed 5-2 with two outs in the seventh inning before putting together their run.
Carter Rutherford singled, Ayden Black drew a walk after falling behind in the count 0-2 and Caden Drake hit an RBI double to make it 5-3. Carter Naramore then followed with a two-run single to send the game into extra innings.
In the bottom of the eighth, Brady Stripling worked a leadoff walk before being removed for pinch-runner Kane Anderson, who advanced to third base one batter later following a Cold Springs error on a bunt attempt from Dakota Overton. Anderson then came around to score the walk-off run shortly afterward on a passed ball.
Naramore (four RBIs), Drake (RBI) and Stripling all finished with two hits. Naramore's two-run single in the sixth inning put the Raiders on the board and made it a 4-2 contest. Drake also pitched all eight innings, scattering 12 hits and seven strikeouts.
Mason Gable (two RBIs), Josh Winfrey and Lindan Hill paced Cold Springs (3-8) with two hits apiece. Brady Phillips, meanwhile, was solid on the mound for the Eagles, scattering six hits and five strikeouts across seven innings.
See more local roundup below.
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Prep Baseball
Hackleburg 6, Addison 2
Stone Talley: HR
Tucker Thompson: 8.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 K
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Hanceville 9, Fultondale 3
Nelson Arteaga: 2 RBIs
Dalton Pirkle: 2 RBIs
Jackson Cleveland: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 12 K
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Hanceville 11, Fultondale 1
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J.B. Pennington 13, Holly Pond 6
Tristan Hibbert: 2-for-3, 3 RBIs
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Vinemont 21, Locust Fork 4
Rush Sandlin: 3-for-3, 3 RBIs
Owen McKinney: 2-for-4 (HR), 5 RBIs
Rylan McRae: 4 RBIs
Jake Hale: 3 RBIs
Michael Foust: 2 RBIs
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Prep Softball
Locust Fork 4, Cold Springs 2
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Mortimer Jordan 10, Cullman 2
Reese Hopper: 2-for-4, RBI
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Springville 14, Fairview 1
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Good Hope 8, Southeastern 3
Kynzlee Garmon: 3-for-3, 2 RBIs
Molly Benefield: 2-for-2 (HR), 2 RBIs — 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K
Campbell Koch: 3 RBIs
Lizzy Steed: 2-for-4, RBI
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East Lawrence 13, Hanceville 3
Kynzlee Farr: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs
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West End 8, Holly Pond 0
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J.B. Pennington 7, Vinemont 1
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Hayden 11, West Point 9
Sidney Burks: 3-for-4 (HR), RBI
Kara Jones: 2-for-3 (HR), 2 RBIs
Kylee Quinn: 2 RBIs
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Prep Soccer
Scottsboro 3, Fairview 0 (VB)
Scottsboro 5, Fairview 0 (VG)
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Prep Tennis
Cullman swept Sardis on Tuesday night. The boys won 7-2, while the girls secured an 8-1 victory.
See individual scores below.
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Boys (Doubles)
Jake Murphree/Nason Green 8-2
Cooper McCoy/Brody McCluskey 8-2
Brayden Clark/Cameron Caffey 8-3
Zane Holmes/Logan Powell 8-3
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Boys (Singles)
Jake Murphree 8-0
Cooper McCoy 3-8
Nason Green 4-8
Zane Holmes 8-2
Brody McCluskey 8-4
Brayden Clark 9-7
Logan Powell 6-0
Cameron Caffey 6-0
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Girls (Doubles)
Olivia Dover/Karina Harris 8-3
Allie Krigbaum/Savanna Privett 8-4
Kassie Privett/AliceAnn Kontogeorge 8-3
Elizabeth Hughes/Lane McLeod 8-6
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Girls (Singles)
Olivia Dover 8-4
Karina Harris 8-2
Allie Krigbaum 8-1
Savanna Privett 5-8
Kassie Privett 8-2
Elizabeth Hughes 8-2
AliceAnn Kontogeorge 2-6
Lane McLeod 8-0
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Monday, March 11
Prep Softball
Hanceville 6, Susan Moore 4
Katie Twilley: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs
Kynzlee Farr: 3-for-4
