Baseball Game Preview: Colbert County Indians vs. Red Bay Tigers

Colbert County and Red Bay are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Colbert County Indians will square off against the Red Bay Tigers at 4:30 a.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Saturday, Colbert County was able to grind out a solid victory over Clements, taking the game 9-6. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Brody King

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/01/25 @ Clements	5
03/01/25 @ East Lawrence	4
02/27/24 @ Sheffield	3
02/21/25 vs Central	1

Brody King was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Dylan Castle also deserves some recognition as he stole his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Red Bay faced off against Belmont on Saturday. Red Bay blew past Belmont 12-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.

Ty Reynolds and Ayden Pruitt made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Reynolds tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Pruitt struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Furthermore, Reynolds didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024. At the plate, Reynolds scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Pruitt scored a run while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jeramiah Thorne, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Terrell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Colbert County's record now sits at 2-4. As for Red Bay, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Colbert County took their victory against Red Bay when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colbert County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.