Russellville hasn't had much luck against New Bloomfield recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Russellville Indians' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the New Bloomfield Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Russellville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Russellville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over Cuba on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, New Bloomfield was able to grind out a solid win over Eugene on Monday, taking the game 6-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Rylee Ellsworth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Myah Briggs, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Talbot, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Russellville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for New Bloomfield, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Russellville couldn't quite finish off New Bloomfield in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Russellville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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