Baseball Recap: Russell County Lakers vs. Cumberland County Panthers
Russell County put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cumberland County Panthers a 15-0 shutout. While fans of Russell County might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Mayes Gosser made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Gosser was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Owen Loy and Carter Stapp did most of the damage at the plate: Loy went 2-for-2 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run, while Stapp went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Trace Stringer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Russell County pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Cumberland County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Russell County beat Cumberland County by a score of 11-1.
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