Baseball Game Preview: Thompson Warriors vs. Hillcrest Patriots

For the second straight game, Thompson will face off against Hillcrest. The Warriors will welcome the Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Thompson is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.

Thompson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Hillcrest, who was ranked sixth at the time (Thompson was ranked 15th). The Warriors came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 8-3 on Tuesday.

Thompson's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 27-11. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Hillcrest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-10.