Samuel Higgs / TPI After fielding a ground ball, Benjamin Russell's Charlie Lumpkin aims a throw towards first base against Spain Park. The Wildcats fell in their series against the Jaguars in the second round.
Samuel Higgs / TPI Benjamin Russell's Jesse Worthy celebrates after scoring the game tying run in the top of the seventh inning. The Wildcats finished the year with a 25-9 overall record and reached the second round of the playoffs.
The road through the playoffs is much like going through valleys and peaks, and for the Benjamin Russell baseball team, it fell into the valley in the second round.
Matched up against No. 2-ranked Spain Park on the road, the Wildcats knew it'd be a tough task to topple the Jaguars. And that it was, falling in the series 2-0, dropping Game 1, 2-1, and Game 2, 14-0 — eliminating Benjamin Russell from the playoffs.
Samuel Higgs / TPI After fielding a ground ball, Benjamin Russell's Charlie Lumpkin aims a throw towards first base against Spain Park. The Wildcats fell in their series against the Jaguars in the second round.
Samuel Higgs / TPI Benjamin Russell's Jesse Worthy celebrates after scoring the game tying run in the top of the seventh inning. The Wildcats finished the year with a 25-9 overall record and reached the second round of the playoffs.
.Heavy thunderstorms are forecast from this afternoon to early
Thursday morning. This activity has the potential to produce several
inches of rainfall for portions of Central Alabama. A broad area of
Central Alabama is included in a Flood Watch as there is some
uncertainty regarding exactly where the heaviest corridors of rain
may occur.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following
counties, Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun,
Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas,
Elmore, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon,
Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell,
Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa.
* WHEN...From 4 PM CDT this afternoon through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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