The Vestavia Hills Rebels will venture away from home to square off against the Central Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Vestavia Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Tuscaloosa County, who was ranked 20th at the time (Vestavia Hills was ranked fourth). Vestavia Hills came out on top against Tuscaloosa County by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 29, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Stanhope Elmore typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Central proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Mustangs 4-2.
Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Vestavia Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Vestavia Hills couldn't quite finish off Central in their previous matchup back in February and fell 10-8. Can Vestavia Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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