The Tuscaloosa County Wildcats will challenge the Faith Academy Rams at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Tuscaloosa County challenged Prattville on Thursday. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 7-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Wildcats, who have now won four matches in a row.
Tuscaloosa County got a great performance from Cayleigh Pearson as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Pearson has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 19 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Holly Beth Brooks was excellent, going 1-for-5 with one home run and four RBI. Jaslene Belden was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Faith Academy got the win against Citronelle last Thursday by a conclusive 14-7. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Tuscaloosa County pushed their record up to 32-8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Faith Academy, their win bumped their record up to 13-11.
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