Baseball Preview: Russellville Indians vs. New Franklin Bulldogs
The Russellville Indians are on the road again on Wednesday to play the New Franklin Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Russellville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They blew past Butler 13-7. The win was just what Russellville needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, New Franklin gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Smithton a 12-0 shutout. While fans of New Franklin might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Russellville's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7. As for New Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Everything went Russellville's way against New Franklin when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Russellville made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Russellville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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