Baseball Preview: Russell County Lakers vs. South Warren Spartans
The Russell County Lakers will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Warren Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Russell County came up short against Whitley County and fell 8-4.
Carter Stapp made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Even though they lost, Russell County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitley County struck out six times.
Meanwhile, South Warren was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 8-1 to Daviess County. That's two games in a row now that South Warren has lost by exactly seven runs.
Ethan Reynolds was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Russell County has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-9 record this season. As for South Warren, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-14.
Everything went Russell County's way against South Warren when the teams last played back in April as Russell County made off with a 10-0 win. Will Russell County repeat their success, or does South Warren have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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