• Postseason preview? Toros prevail in dress rehearsal

SPANISH FORT, Ala.—In a battle of Top-10 Class 6A baseball teams No. 5 Spanish Fort outscored No. 7 Saraland 5-1 on The Hill Monday night. The Spartans did out hit the Toros 10-6 but SFHS made the most of their half-dozen hits for the win. Saraland also left 14 runners on base while the Toros missed some opportunities but maximized others.

Saraland scored first on a solo home run by Matt Osborne in the third inning. The Toros answered with two runs in the bottom half of the third on a fielder’s choice hit into by Gunner Hendrix. SF then added a run in the fourth and two more runs in the sixth to expand the lead.

At the plate for Spanish Fort Cody Puckett got a hit in each of his two at bats with a single in the third inning and a double in the fourth inning. Hunter Stokes doubled and Jake White singled and scored then later reached and scored again. Elliott Johnson picked up the win holding the Spartans to one run over four innings on six hits with one strike out and three walks. Will Green took over in the fifth and finished with four hits and two walks with no runs allowed in three innings.

Saraland’s Tyler Robinson got the loss going six innings with five walks and two strikeouts.