South Charleston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 15-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Russell Red Devils. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Jamesyn Laws and Alex Hill did some serious damage despite the final result: Laws scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Hill scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Russell's side, Audrey Patel was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Patel was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three additional RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Russell got a massive performance out of Bella Hall, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Karson Honaker was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
South Charleston's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Russell, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
South Charleston didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-4 win vs. George Washington on the 18th. As for Russell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bath County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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