The Hillcrest Patriots will take on the Huntsville Panthers in a tournament on Friday. Hillcrest's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in four consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Hillcrest nor Thompson made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Patriots came up short against the Warriors, falling 7-0. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since March 24, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Meanwhile, Huntsville faced Curry in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Yellowjackets.
Huntsville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-11-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Hillcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 12-18-1.
Hillcrest took their victory against Huntsville in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 9-2 score. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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