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The Demopolis Lady Tigers got an area win over Montevallo by the score of 13-7 on April 15 to clinch the Class 5A, Area 7 championship in the regular season.

They earned the right to host the area tournament on Friday and Monday. They will play Selma in the opening round on Friday at 11 a.m. with Jemison-Montevallo following at 1 p.m.

The winner’s bracket final is at 5 p.m. with the winners of the opening round games. The losers will face off in an elimination game at 3 p.m.

The tournament resumes Monday at noon with a game against winner of the elimination game and the loser of the winner’s bracket final. The area championship will be at 4 p.m. with an if necessary game immediately following.

Lily Turberville got a leadoff double against Montevallo and scored on Caroline Hathcock’s single. Allie Hughes and Olivia Lindsay had back-to-back RBI singles to give Demopolis a 3-0 lead.

Montevallo answered in the bottom of the first with two runs, but Jady Hasty immediately got one run back in the top of the second on a de-facto in-the-park home rum. She tripled and then scored on the throw home.

Elliegh Dossett scored on a passed ball. Then Hathcock hit into a fielder’s choice that scored Turberville again.

Montevallo got a run back in the third inning.

Demopolis answered again with four in the fourth inning. Maddie Grace Teel hit a triple to score Hathcock. Hughes drove in Teel on a single. Lizzie Thornton drove in Hughes on a single.

Montevallo got two runs back in the fourth inning to cut the lead to 9-5.

Hathcock doubled in Hasty to give Demopolis a 10-5 lead in the fifth inning.

Montevallo got their last two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Demopoiis added three insurance runs in the seventh inning. Turberville singled to score Hasty. Teel then grounded into a fielder’s choice. Hathcock beat the throw home, and Turberville scored on the errant throw.

Annagayle Aultman closed out the game pitching the final three innings, allowing only two runs on two hits with a walk. She also had five strikeouts. Hughes got the win allowing five runs on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

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Demopolis fell to Northside 14-2 on Thursday. Lizzie Thornton singled in Caroline Hathcock for one run. Allie Hughes singled in Elleigh Dossett for the other run. Hathcock, Olivia Lindsay, Lizzie Thornton and Dossett had the other hits. Hughes took the loss despite two strikeouts. Annagayle Aultman also had a pair of strikeouts. Teel got two outs and didn’t give up a run.

On Monday, Demopolis fell to West Blocton 10-2. Olivia Lindsay scored on an error while Hathcock doubled in Ellieigh Dossett. Turberville, Dossett, Lindsay and Lizzie Thornton had the other hits. Hughes took the loss with two strikeouts. Aultman and Teel both appeared in the game.