Article: Mount Hope, Speake go 2-2 in state tourney.

Byline: Brooke Milam

May 20--MONTGOMERY -- When Mount Hope was eliminated from the Class 1A state softball tournament in Montgomery with an 11-3 loss to Pleasant Home on Saturday, Speake High knew exactly how the Lady Yellow Jackets felt.

Speake was eliminated a few hours earlier with a 1-0 loss to the same team.

The Lawrence County schools both set school records for wins this year, Speake with 40 victories and Mount Hope with 31, and both made a statement in the tournament.

Both went 2-2 in the 1A state tournament at Lagoon Park, including season-ending losses Saturday.

"This is where you always want to end your season -- ...

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