A feisty cat fight will be fought as Briarwood Christian Lions duke it out with Tuscaloosa County Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Briarwood Christian fell victim to Leeds and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Greenwave, falling 6-0.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa County faced American Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Tuscaloosa County walked away with a 6-2 win over American Christian Academy. The game was the first time the Wildcats have beaten the Patriots on their field since February 19, 2021.
Brooks Mellown was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Drew Keller was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Tuscaloosa County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. Briarwood Christian's loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Briarwood Christian took their win against Tuscaloosa County when the teams last played back in March of 2018 by a conclusive 11-4. Does Briarwood Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tuscaloosa County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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