Baseball Recap: Russell Takes a Loss

Rowan County hit Russell with a six-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Red Devils took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Devils in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost five in a row.

Gunnar Hignite was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Mokas, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Russell's loss dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Rowan County, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 22-11.

Coming up, Russell will challenge Greenup County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Rowan County, they will square off against Menifee County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.