Baseball Preview: South Point Pointers vs. Russell Red Devils
The South Point Pointers will head out on the road to square off against the Russell Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. South Point is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
South Point will head into Thursday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Lewis County on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-run loss they were dealt on Friday. South Point fell just short of Lewis County by a score of 4-2.
South Point saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corey Otzenberger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Otzenberger has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Russell had just enough and edged Paintsville out 3-1 on Saturday.
South Point's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Russell, their victory bumped their record up to 9-19.
South Point came up short against Russell in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Russell's Elijah Hankins, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that South Point knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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