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| 05/02/25 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 05/10/22 - Away | 5-8 L |
| 04/29/22 - Home | 0-8 L |
| 05/11/21 - Away | 11-7 W |
| + 2 more games |
Russell proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 11) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Mason County Royals 2-1. The Red Devils have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Royals, too.
Avery Lother spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Russell secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Gunnar Hignite, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Russell is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mason County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Coming up, Russell will head out on the road to square off against South Point at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mason County has already played their next matchup (against Bath County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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