Baseball Recap: Madison Southern Eagles vs. Russell County Lakers
Russell County typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Madison Southern proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Russell County Lakers. The win made it back-to-back victories for Madison Southern.
Aiden Lilly was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Helton, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Russell County's side, Carter Stapp was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Madison Southern is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Russell County, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-3.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Harrison County the next time they take the field. Madison Southern will head out to face Harrison County at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Russell County will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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