The Northside Rams will be defending their home pitch for the first time this season when they go up against the Tuscaloosa County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Northside's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sipsey Valley with a sharp 16-0 win. The Rams have beaten the Bears the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bears has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa County's game on Tuesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Holy Spirit Catholic. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wildcats needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
The victory got Tuscaloosa County back to even at 1-1. As for Northside, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Northside suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Tuscaloosa County in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northside was down 7-2.
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