Moody breaks skid with weekend sweep of Clay Chalkville

By Johnny Sanders Sports Editor

MOODY by the Panthers, H Dorsett went to the plate and drove in Tucker to put the Huskies up 2-0 before Pell City came up to bat. The Panthers would even the score before the inning was over, scoring two runs. The score would stay 2-2 until the eighth inning. In the eighth inning, the Huskies would fail to score a run while giving up one to Pell City to seal the deal for the Panthers and give the

– The Blue Devils baseball team came into Saturday’s double-header licking their wounds from two straight losses, looking to rebound as they hosted the Cougars from Clay Chalkville. And rebound they did. In the two games combined, the Cougars managed just 6 runs, which doesn’t sound all that bad. However, when you take into account that Moody put 35 runs on the scoreboard, it looks a lot worse.

Huskies their second loss in a row.

Zaylen Tucker was the pitcher for the Huskies and tallied an impressive 23 outs in the game while Hannah Dorsett was the star at the plate, going 3 for 3 hitting.

The Lady Huskies, now 3-3, look to rebound on Saturday in tournament play at home against North Jackson and Tuscaloosa County on Saturday morning.

Baseball This Week:

Clay Chalkville (1-10 as of

3/7): Won 11-3 at Shades valley 2/28; Lost 20-1 and 15-5 at Moody3/4.

Hewitt Trussville (9-2 as of 3/7): Won 10-0 against Wetumpka on 2/28; Won 11-1 and 5-0 against Gadsden City on 3/2; Won 11-1 over Mortimer Jordan on 3/6.

Pinson Valley (1-3 as of

3/7): Lost 5-4 at Shelby Coun- ty on 3/4. Moody (5-3 as of 3/7): Lost 5-1 to Springville on 2/28; Lost 4-1 at Pell City on 3/1; Won 20-1 and 15-5 against Clay Chalkville on 3/4; Lost 2-1 at Springville on 3/6.

Leeds (4-7 as of 3/7): Lost 11-3 at St Clair County on 2/28; Lost 4-1 to Vincent on 3/3; Lost 10-5 to Oak Grove on 3/4; Won 14-2 at Oak

Grove on 3/6.

Springville (4-4 as of 3/7): Lost 3-2 and 4-1 at Mortimer Jordan on 3/4; Won 2-1 against Moody on 3/6.

Center Point (1-0 as of 3/7): No scores this week.

Shades Valley (5-3 as of 3/7): Lost 11-3 to Clay Chalkville on 2/28; Won 18-8 at Minor on 3/1; Won 7-6 over Wetumpka on 3/6.

In game one, the Cougars jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but the Blue Devils would dominate from there, scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the first. The second inning would be where Moody would do their most damage as they put 14 runs on the board in that inning alone. Clay just never got anything going and Moody scored 1 run in the third and fourth innings, ending game one with a 20-1 win over the Cougars.

Landon Cherry got the win in game 1, pitching 3 innings and allowing just one run and one hit while striking out 5 batters. Thomas Taylor re- lieved Cherry, throwing two innings and allowing no runs for the Cougars.

After the blowout loss, the Clay Chalkville Cougars looked to have a better outing in the second game of the double-header but never got anything going. Clay hung tough, allowing just 1 run in the first inning, but the bats would stay cold for the Cougars as they did not score for the first four innings. Moody, however, had fire flowing from their bats as they scored 4 in the second and 2 in the third before going scoreless in the fourth. The fifth inning would be the most successful for each team as Clay put 5 runs on the board and Moody added 8 to their run total, leading to a 15-5 Blue Devil win.

Pitching 2 innings and allowing no hits nor runs, Bourne Grant picked up the win for Moody while Travis Shi came in to relieve him after 2 innings.

Moody Coach Eamonn Kelly said of his team’s performance, “We had a good day at the plate. We were also able to get some guys some innings on the mound to help continue building depth. Overall, we swung it well and we were able to capitalize on that.”

Moody moves to 5-2 on the season while Clay Chalkville falls to 1-10. The Blue Devils look to keep the momentum going on Tuesday as they head to Springville on Monday. The Cougars look to get some traction on the 2023 season as they welcome McAdory to Clay.

Softball This Week:

Clay Chalkville (2-9 as of 3/7): Lost 10-0 at Ramsay 2/28; Lost 18-0 to Mountain Brook on 3/1.

Hewitt Trussville (6-4 as of 3/7): Lost 3-2 at Pell city 2/28; Won 7-5 over North Jackson on 3/4; Lost 2-1 to Tuscaloosa County on 3/4; Won 16-3 over Austin on 3/4; Won 10-4 over

Hillcrest on 3/4.

Pinson Valley (2-8 as of 3/7): No scores this week Moody (5-5 as of 3/7): Won 7-2 over John Carroll on 2/28; Won 7-2 over Opelika on 3/3; Won 8-6 over Rehobeth on 3/3; Lost 12-10 to Enterprise on 3/4; Won 17-0 at JP Pennington on 3/6.

Leeds (0-3 as of 3/7): Lost 9-2 against Gardendale on 3/1. Springville (6-0 as of 3/7): Won 14-1 at Pelham on 2/28. Center Point (1-2 as of 3/7): Lost at Fultondale 35-21 Shades Valley (3-6 as of 3/7): Lost 13-9 at Dora on 2/28; Lost 14-8 at Ramsay on 3/6.