Warren East and Russell County are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Warren East Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Russell County Lakers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Warren East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Warren East needed a bit of extra time to put away Edmonson County. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats and snuck past 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Warren East.
Kavien Hinton was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Micah Ford, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Russell County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Briar Jumpers by a score of 8-4.
Austin Bartrug looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Adam Walters, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Warren East pushed their record up to 18-13 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Russell County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Warren East has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Russell County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Warren East skirted past Russell County 10-9 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Warren East since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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