ROUNDUP: Benjamin Russell dominates to begin area play
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Lizi Arbogast / The Outlook Benjamin Russell's Leah Leonard led the Wildcats with three hits and four RBIs as they defeated Russell County, 13-1, on Tuesday night.

Fifteen hits were more than enough for Benjamin Russell to take down Russell County on Tuesday night and kick off softball action in Class 6A Area 6 in the right way. The Wildcats scored at least two runs in all but one inning and it resulted in a 13-1 victory in just five innings.

Leah Leonard led the prolific offense, racking up four RBIs on three singles. Taylor Harris, Emma Tapley and Bailey Underwood all contributed three hits as well. Underwood drove in a trio of runs.

Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor at Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.Â