After a string of three wins, Russell County's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 9-2 to the Warren East Raiders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Russell County of the 10-9 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Trace Stringer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
On Warren East's side, Brooks Vincent looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Maddox Tarrence and Kavien Hinton did most of the damage at the plate: Tarrence went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Hinton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Brenden Bratcher was another key contributor, scoring two runs.
Russell County's loss dropped their record down to 23-10. As for Warren East, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-13 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Russell County will face off against Barren County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Russell County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Warren East, they will head out on the road to challenge Logan County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Warren East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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