By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

The Dekalb County Softball Tournament is finally here!  A great chance for all the ladies to showcase their talent! This year the tournament will be held in Rainsville, at the Field of Dreams, beginning this Friday night.

The first games will begin at 4 pm with No. 4 Sylvania Rams (10-10) facing the No. 5 Collinsville Panthers (7-3).  This game will be a thriller! If I was a betting woman, I would not bet on this one. My prediction is it will be a bitter fight to the very end.

The second game also beginning at 4 pm on Field 1 will be between No. 3 Fyffe Devils (5-9) and No. 6 Crossville Lions (7-3) I am going out on a limb and saying Crossville will win by 4.  I love my Lady Devils but Crossville is on a roll and looking for the trophy.

The third game beginning at 4 pm on Field 2 will be between No. 2 Ider Hornets (22-9) and No. 7 Geraldine Bulldogs.  Those Lady Hornets are doing awesome this season and I expect them to easily defeat Geraldine by 6.  Geraldine may surprise me because they have a ton of talent.

The fourth game of the series will be between No.1 ranked Plainview Bears (15-3) and No. 8 Valley Head Tigers (1-5)  I think that Plainview will show up and show out on their home field.  Plainview by 8.

This tournament is double elimination so there will be games going all weekend.  The games on Saturday start at 11 am and the championship game is scheduled to begin at 6 pm.  My pick for the final game...Well, I think Plainview will be facing Crossville.  Why? Because they have cute uniforms.  Isn't that how everyone decides the winner?  Put on your sunscreen, it is going to be a hot one.  See you at one of the ballfields!!