Baseball Game Preview: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights vs. Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove Falcons

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton is a perfect 5-0 against Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Knights will welcome the Falcons at 4:30 p.m. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.

Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove will be up against a hot Russell-Tyler-Ruthton team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Knights' pitcher stepped up to hand Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin a 10-0 shutout on Saturday. Considering the Knights have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Drew Chandler, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Seth Cowell was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Yellow Medicine East on Friday, taking the game 5-0. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Sting recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

The win got Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove back to even at 4-4. As for Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton took their win against Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove in their previous matchup on April 7th by a conclusive 10-4 score. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.