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The Madison County High School Varsity Cowboys have been battling on the diamond this season. They have been up and down, as Head Coach, Terry Barrs, puts it; however, he asserts, if they do well in the rest of their district games, they will be right where they want to be. There have been several stand-out players this season; Akevious Williams has a home run under his belt and CJ Bell leads the Cowboys with his batting average. Pitching efforts by Gabe Miller, Dillon Burns, Jacob Johnson and Akevious Williams have been outstanding. In fact, Burns pitched a no-hitter in the Cowboys' match up against Taylor County. Monday, March 23, saw success for the Cowboys, as they beat the Taylor County Bulldogs, 10-0. Burns threw an impressive no-hitter, striking out eight and walking one. In the first, Cody Lange hit a single, scoring two runs. The boys made two runs in the third inning, and the fourth inning brought about action when the Cowboys scored four runs on an error, a wild pitch and a two-run error. The fifth inning saw two more runs. Akevious Williams starred in the Taylor match-up, going 3-4, driving in one and scoring three runs. He singled in the first, third and fourth. While the Cowboys lost against Deerfield Beach on March 24, they came back ready to attack on March 30, against Hamilton County. The Cowboys defeated Hamilton, 8-7, in a well-deserved close victory. Once again Akevious Williams starred; this time, on the pitching mound, as well as at bat. Williams racked up two RBIs on one hit for the Cowboys, and singled in the fourth inning. In addition, Hamilton County only managed to get one hit off of Williams, who allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out one. The game changed lead five times, however in the seventh inning, the Cowboys would take the lead for good when a passed ball scored Cody Lange and Jacob Johnson. The Cowboys play today, April 3, at 4 p.m. at East Gadsden and on Monday, April 6, at 6:30 p.m., against Godby at Boothill. Both are district games and extremely important for the Cowboys' standing. Come and show your support as the boys duke it out on the field!