Cullman’s varsity boys soccer team picked up a 5-2 home win over West Morgan on Tuesday night.

But despite the Class 6A No. 4 Bearcats (3-1) taking care of business against the 1A-3A No. 3 Rebels, coach Casey Harbin couldn’t help but feel disappointed following the match.

“Poor outing,” he said. “Poor fundamentals. Poor first touches. Poor passing. With all due respect to West Morgan, this feels like a loss. That’s a team we needed to play. It’s a different kind of soccer than we have seen our first three matches. We look at the way we play, and it feels like we took a step back tonight.

“But it’s a win, and we’ll take it.”

Miguel Tizapa provided three goals, while Isaac Rodriguez had two. The former — along with Washington Sheffield — also notched two assists. Jaron Potter crafted three saves.

West Morgan took a quick 1-0 lead less than two minutes into the bout and held a 2-2 tie at the 26-minute mark, but Cullman buckled down the rest of the way to pull out the triumph.

“Our defensive pressure was better in the second half,” Harbin said. “That’s why they didn’t score.”

Cullman travels to Brewer on Monday. 

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Prep Baseball

% Cold Springs 12, Cleveland 0: The Eagles blanked the Panthers to claim a season-opening road win Tuesday night in a five-inning matchup.

Jake Abbott tossed a one-hitter, striking out six batters and walking four. He also netted one hit and three RBIs at the plate.

Sam Rollo (two hits and two RBIs), Ayden Alexander (two hits and one RBI), Brooks Stephenson (two hits), Logan Rice (one hit), Lawson Burgess (one hit) and Austin Franklin (one RBI) put together big-time bats for coach Ben Landrum’s squad.

% Fairview 3, Brewer 0: Lane Schnittker (five hits and 12 strikeouts) garnered a complete-game shutout on Tuesday night to lift the Aggies to a season-opening home victory.

Schnittker (two hits), Riley Carroll (one hit and one RBI), Scoot Bennett (one hit), Dalton Payne (one hit) and Dayne Black (one RBI) each dealt damage offensively.

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Prep Softball

% Addison 6, West Point 4: The Lady Bulldogs edged the Lady Warriors on Tuesday night to pick up a superb road victory in the season opener for both squads.

Kendra Tyree (three hits and one RBI), Destiny Walker (two hits and two RBIs), Brie Ory (two hits and one RBI), Abbie Chambers (one hit), Cecilee Gaither (one hit) and Madison Aderholt (one hit) all delivered key production for Addison offensively.

Avery McClure (one RBI), Gracie Abbott (one RBI), Hope Shedd and Chasilyn Morrow each tallied one hit for West Point in the losing effort.