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High school baseball and softball action continues at full tilt in Tribuneland.
See game recaps below from a busy couple days on the diamond.
BASEBALL
Leeds 9, Clay-Chalkville 4
A late offensive push sent Leeds to a 9-4 road win over Clay-Chalkville. The Green Wave poured in five runs in the top of the seventh thanks to RBIs from Caden Vance, Johnathon Douglas, Jarod Latta and Avery Stephens.
The Cougars fought back for two runs in the seventh, but ultimately came up short.
Stephens finished with three hits, an RBI and a run scored for Leeds. Vance added two hits, two RBIs and a run scored.
A trio of local softball teams were in action on Tuesday night in non-area play.
See game recaps below.
Hewitt-Trussville 7, Hoover 1
Coming off a first-place finish in the Hewitt Round Robin last weekend, the Huskies started this week with a 7-1 home win over Hoover. Hewitt-Trussville (13-1) put 11 hits on the visitors thanks in part to multi-hit efforts from Anyce Harvey (four with one RBI), Kenleigh Cahalan (two with three RBIs) and Hannah Dorsett (two). Cahalan doubled and homered for the Huskies.
Sarah Hindman got the start and tossed seven innings of one-hit, one-run ball to earn the win. She forced 10 groundouts, eight flyouts, struck out two batters and pinned nine Bucs on base.
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MAXPREPS High school softball: California s Chino Hills begins 2021 season atop preseason MaxPreps Top 25 rankings Huskies lead seven Golden State teams among nation s best looking to return to action after missing 2020 play.
As the 2021 high school softball inches closer to first pitch, questions persist. Of the 44 states that play spring ball, which ones will have a season? Will a powerhouse state like California be allowed to play ball? Who is the top team in the land?
This year s preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings has seven teams from the Golden State, including Chino Hills which begins at No. 1. Nebraska signee Kendall Mangel has 58 total wins in the circle in just over two years for the Huskies and hopes to lace up her spikes for her senior season.