Baseball Game Preview: Hazel Green Trojans vs. Scottsboro Wildcats

The Hazel Green Trojans will face off against the Scottsboro Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Scottsboro will be up against a hot Hazel Green squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Hazel Green put the hurt on Hueytown with a sharp 11-1 win on Saturday. While the Trojans didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-26), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Scottsboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Cordova by a score of 10-5 on Saturday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Wildcats' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.

Hazel Green's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Scottsboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.

Hazel Green couldn't quite finish off Scottsboro when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 5-3. Will Hazel Green have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.