It doesn’t matter which sport or what circumstances, when Wetumpka and Stanhope Elmore face off it is guaranteed to be an absolute showdown. That was the case again last week, as the Mustangs’ softball team went out to Wetumpka to take on the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s No. 4 ranked Indians.
Despite Wetumpka’s homefield advantage, the Mustangs managed to stave off the Indians through five innings before eventually succumbing to the mercy rule, 11-1.
Bailey Carlisle, Wetumpka softball
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka staves off Stanhope Elmore in rivalry, area game
Ana Sofia Meyer / TPI The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs fell in their second game of area play to the Wetumpka Indians, 11-1, on Thursday night.
- Ana Sofia Meyer
