The Vestavia Hills Rebels will challenge the Stevenson Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Vestavia Hills' favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Stevenson has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
On Wednesday, Vestavia Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Stanhope Elmore, taking the game 6-1. The Rebels haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Stevenson came up short against Hoover on Wednesday and fell 4-1.
Stevenson got a good showing from Yuni Hamideh, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts Hamideh has posted since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Stevenson saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Frank Costabile, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Stevenson's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Vestavia Hills, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
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