Springville takes 3 from Saint Clair in 2 days

By Johnny Sanders Sports Editor

SPRINGVILLE – The Tigers struggled over spring break, dropping 4 games in a row, which is very uncharacteristic of this team. However, they recovered when it counted most, beating area rival Saint Clair County in 3 consecutive games on Tuesday and Wednesday. “At 3-1 in area play, we control our destiny for the opportunity to host the first round,” said Springville coach Jonathan Ford.

The Tigers opened the week on Tuesday evening against the Saints. Both teams started slow as neither one put anything on the board until the third inning where

Springville scored 1. The fourth would be scoreless and then it got interesting. The Saints outscored Springville 2-1 in the inning, knotting the game at 2 each. Saint Clair, looking for the comeback win, got 2 runs across the plate in the sixth, scoring 2 runs and taking a 4-2 lead into the seventh inning as Springville was unable to score in the inning. In the seventh, Springville would put up 4 runs to make it 6-4 and Saint Clair would be scoreless, sealing the win for the Tigers. Brady Gillespie got the win, pitching 6 innings and allowing 4 runs on 7 hits and 4 strikeouts. Zach Brown came in to finish things off in the seventh, allowing no runs or hits. Brown also led from the plate, driving in 2 RBI on 2 hits and getting across the plate himself. Grant Martinez also looked good from the plate, scoring all 3 times he came to the plate.

“A really huge win tonight! Anytime you are able