Blazer lost against Russell back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Blazer Tomcats fell just short of the Russell Red Devils by a score of 7-5. The loss continues a trend for Blazer in their matchups with Russell: they've now lost five in a row.
For Russell's part, Audrey Patel made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits. Patel has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Patel was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Paige Hutchinson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Ava Howard was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Blazer now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Russell, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-9.
Blazer will look to defend their home field on Monday against Fairview at 5:30 p.m. As for Russell, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Raceland at 6:00 p.m. Russell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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