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| 02/18/22 - Home | 7-9 L |
| 03/27/21 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 03/24/21 - Away | 7-1 W |
| 02/15/20 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 02/14/20 - Away | 1-9 L |
| + 5 more games |
Hillcrest has gone 8-2 against Tuscaloosa County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Hillcrest is taking a road trip to square off against Tuscaloosa County at 6:30 p.m. This will be Hillcrest's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
Hillcrest is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since May 14, 2024 on Saturday. They came up short against American Christian Academy, falling 7-0. The shutout was out of character for Hillcrest seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa County entered their tilt with Hale County on Saturday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over Hale County.
Brooks Mellown looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave him a new career-low.
At the plate, Tuscaloosa County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Keller, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Jackson Farmer also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Tuscaloosa County pushed their record up to 19-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hillcrest, they moved to 18-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Hillcrest couldn't quite finish off Tuscaloosa County in their previous meeting back in February of 2022 and fell 9-7. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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