Softball Preview: Hale County Wildcats vs. Hillcrest Patriots
Hale County is 1-7 against Hillcrest since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hale County Wildcats will be playing at home against the Hillcrest Patriots at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Hale County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Sunday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Tuscaloosa Academy and snuck past 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hale County.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Hillcrest sidestepped American Christian Academy for a 7-5 victory.
Hale County's win bumped their record up to 16-22-1. As for Hillcrest, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9-1 record this season.
Hale County might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Hillcrest when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Hale County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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