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By Erik Harris, sports editor TRUSSVILLE — It came to an end on Friday night at Phil English Field in Trussville, as the top-ranked Husky baseball team dropped both ends of a playoff doubleheader to Hoover.  The Bucs came back from early one-run deficits in both games, taking the opener 2-1 and the nightcap 3-1. Hoover now moves into the Class 7A semifinals against the winner of Florence-Sparkman.  Photo by Vickie Unlap Hewitt-Trussville ends its season with a record of 28-6. The Huskies opened up the postseason last Friday with a clean sweep of Grissom. The club also put together a 17-ga...

TRUSSVILLE — A third game won’t be necessary.  The No. 1-ranked Hewitt-Trussville baseball team opened up its postseason run at home on Friday with a two-game sweep of Grissom. The Huskies (28-4) followed a 3-2 win in the early session with a 6-3 series clincher in the nightcap to march into the Class 7A quarterfinals. The Area 6 champions will host Hoover next week in the second round after the Bucs swept sixth-ranked Bob Jones on Friday night. “We haven’t played them this year, but this is what you want in the playoffs,” said Hewitt-Trussville pitcher Skylar Jones. “You want to...