HANCEVILLE, Ala. – One spot in the county championship game was already filled by Fairview by virtue of a shutout win over Cold Springs to start out the final day of the tournament. The other semifinal game featured (2) West Point and (3) Good Hope, and what started out as a pitcher’s duel through two innings quickly turned into an offensive explosion by Good Hope, as a pair of big innings helped propel them to a 23-6 rout of West Point to clinch the final spot in the title game. Below is how each team scored their respective runs.
Bottom of first inning: (WP) Titan Thornton solo home run
Top of third inning: (GH) Myles Johnson scored on an error. Nash Landon RBI single. Micah Rickel RBI double. Parker Johnson RBI single. Colbi Kilpatrick RBI single. Kayden Collins sacrifice fly. Kane Anderson scored on an error. Carter Rutherford grand slam.
Bottom of the third inning: (WP) Charlie Ashley RBI double
Top of the fourth inning: (GH) Kane Anderson scored on an error. Kilpatrick scored on a balk.
Bottom of the fourth inning: (WP) Thornton two-run single. Dathan Cleghorn two-run double.
Top of the fifth inning: (GH) Anderson RBI single. Kilpatrick RBI single. Parker Johnson and Anderson both scored on an error. Myles Johnson three-run home run. Landon two-run double and later scored on an error.
Final: Good Hope 23 – West Point 6
Good Hope’s top performers: Rutherford (2 hits, including a grand slam, four RBIs), Landon (three hits, three RBIs), Myles Johnson (two hits, including a three-run home run, three RBIs)
West Point’s top performers: Thornton (two hits, including a home run, three RBIs) and Cleghorn (one hit, two RBIs)
