West Blocton is 2-8 against Hale County since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers challenge the Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Blocton has four straight victories, Hale County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Blocton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Dallas County a 15-0 shutout on Friday. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Hale County came up short against Billingsley on Saturday, falling 9-1. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
West Blocton pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hale County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
West Blocton was able to grind out a solid victory over Hale County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 8-3. Will West Blocton repeat their success, or does Hale County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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