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Lady Golden Tigers end three-game skid with shutout win over Haleyville

Russellville bunted its way to a four-run first inning against Haleyville on Tuesday and never looked back, blanking the Lady Lions 10-0 to snap a three-game losing streak.

Senior Kayla Cochran, who finished 2-for-4 with a triple and three runs scored, reached on an error to lead off the bottom of the first. Kalli Beth Daniel followed with a bunt single, and both runners scored when Haleyville committed a throwing error on a bunt by freshman A.J. Taylor.

Taylor scored when Karlie Moore reached on yet another bunt, and then Moore came home on a bunt hit by Alivia Clemmons to make it 4-0.

That was more than enough offense for Krista Sikes, Megan Warhurst and Emma Whitfield, who combined to hold Haleyville scoreless on six hits. Sikes, a freshman, started in the circle and pitched the first two innings, allowing four hits and striking out one. Warhurst relieved in the third and went two innings, striking out two and allowing one hit and two walks. Whitfield threw a scoreless top of the fifth, and Russellville (8-8) ended the game with a run in the bottom half.

The Lady Golden Tigers, who had beaten Haleyville twice already this season, were leading 5-0 in the bottom of the third when Clemmons singled to get things going again. Freshman Madison Murray delivered an RBI triple and then scored on a groundout by Kourtney Joyner to make it 7-0.

Russellville added two more runs in the fourth. Daniel singled, moved to third on a base hit by Taylor and then scored on Moore’s sacrifice fly. Another run scored later in the inning on an error to make it 9-0.

Daniel finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base. Taylor was 2-for-3 with a walk and a steal, and Clemmons went 2-for-3 with two runs and a stolen base. Moore, Murray, Autumn Logan and Joyner each had one of Russellville’s 12 hits.

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