The Robertsdale Golden Bears will square off against the Tuscaloosa County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Robertsdale's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Tuscaloosa County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Robertsdale is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since March 26, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of St. Luke's Episcopal by a score of 4-2. The loss was the Golden Bears' first of the season.
Robertsdale got a good showing from Kael Nielson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Robertsdale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Mcdaniel, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Nate Henderson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tuscaloosa County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Sipsey Valley by a score of 5-2 on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won eight in a row.
The team relied heavily on Drew Keller, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ford Traweek was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Robertsdale fell to 3-1. As for Tuscaloosa County, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Robertsdale couldn't quite finish off Tuscaloosa County in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 and fell 10-8. Can Robertsdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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