Eufaula is 2-8 against Russell County since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tigers will welcome the Warriors at 4:30 p.m.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Eufaula and Houston Academy, and Houston Academy kept the tradition alive. The Tigers fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 6-5 on Monday.
Meanwhile, Russell County hadn't done well against Opelika recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Warriors had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 5-4. While the Warriors didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Russell County got a great performance from Grant Johnson as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Johnson a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Van Richards, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Emaual Richards was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Russell County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Eufaula, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
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