Softball Preview: Russell County Warriors vs. Park Crossing Thunderbirds
The Russell County Warriors have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Park Crossing Thunderbirds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Russell County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Russell County will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Loachapoka on Monday. Russell County put the hurt on Loachapoka with a sharp 10-4 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Russell County's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Arveonna Randolph was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kandise Dixon, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Park Crossing fell victim to Pike Road and their airtight pitching crew on April 2nd. They suffered a rough 16-0 loss at the hands of the Patriots.
Russell County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10. As for Park Crossing, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything went Russell County's way against Park Crossing when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Russell County made off with a 22-14 victory. Will Russell County repeat their success, or does Park Crossing have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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