By Erik Harris, sports editor MONTGOMERY — The Hewitt-Trussville softball team played up to its No. 1 ranking on Friday morning in the first round of the Class 7A East Central Regional in Montgomery. Two big innings propelled the Area 6 champion Huskies on their way to a 12-2 victory over No. 9 Central-Phenix City, which pairs them with eighth-ranked Auburn in the No. 1 qualifier game on Friday afternoon. Hewitt-Trussville catcher charges down the first base line at Lagoon Park on May 14, 2021. Photo by Erik Harris En route to the club’s 13th straight win, Hewitt-Trussville started things with five runs in the bottom of the first, added six more in the fifth and enacted the mercy rule with a single run in the sixth off Katelyn Murphy’s second hit and second RBI of the morning.