Kane Rushing tagging the runner for the out in the eighth inning, keeping the pirates from taking the lead.
The Hubbertville Lions bounced back from a late-season loss to open the postseason with a hard-fought series win over Pickens Academy Pirates in the Alabama High School Athletic Association playoffs. Hubbertville dropped its final regular-season game, falling 13-7 to South Lamar Stallions. The Lions battled back to tie the game early but were undone by a seven-run sixth inning from South Lamar. Kane Rushing led Hubbertville with two RBIs, while Bryce Afshar, Carter Brand, Ceth Hollingsworth, Rushing, Blaize Wakefield and Gavin Hubbert each recorded a hit.
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