Baseball Game Preview: Tuscaloosa County Wildcats vs. Sipsey Valley Bears

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Previous Games

02/17/25 - Home	5-2 W
03/29/24 - Home	9-2 W
02/16/24 - Away	14-0 W
03/07/23 - Home	10-0 W
03/03/23 - Home	10-0 W
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Tuscaloosa County is 9-1 against Sipsey Valley since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Tuscaloosa County Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Sipsey Valley Bears at 6:30 p.m. Tuscaloosa County will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Tuscaloosa County took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against Bob Jones, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Tuscaloosa County narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bob Jones 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted since February 22nd.

Tuscaloosa County got a great performance from Tate Pettus as he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Pettus has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Tuscaloosa County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooks Mellown, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sipsey Valley). Everything went their way against Paul W. Bryant on Friday as Sipsey Valley made off with an 11-1 win. The Bears not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since February 24th.

The victory made it two in a row for Sipsey Valley and bumps their season record up to 5-13. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Tuscaloosa County, their record is now 12-5.

Tuscaloosa County was able to grind out a solid win over Sipsey Valley in their previous matchup back in February, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tuscaloosa 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.