Baseball Recap: Tuscaloosa County Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Hillcrest

Tuscaloosa County faced Hillcrest in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 5-4. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 5-3.

Tuscaloosa County's defeat dropped their record down to 19-11. As for Hillcrest, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Tuscaloosa County beat Hillcrest by a score of 5-3 later that day.