When Stanhope Elmore needed senior Tevin Landrum to step up, the senior speedster did exactly that on Thursday afternoon.
Landrum made arguably the three biggest plays of the night as Stanhope Elmore swept Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, 4-3 and 7-2, in the third round of the AHSAA Class 6A baseball playoffs.
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