The Raceland Rams will challenge the Russell Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Raceland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Russell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Raceland will head into Monday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat East Carter on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Raceland fell just short of East Carter by a score of 5-3. Raceland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Russell had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Tomcats 7-5.
Audrey Patel made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck 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.
Raceland's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-9. As for Russell, they pushed their record up to 20-9 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Raceland took their win against Russell in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 20-3. Will Raceland repeat their success, or does Russell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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