The Whitley County Colonels will head out on the road to square off against the Russell County Lakers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Russell County is hoping to do on Tuesday what Great Crossing couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Whitley County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Whitley County's way against Great Crossing as Whitley County made off with a 9-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Russell County had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 15-6 margin over Glasgow on Monday.
Owen Loy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. Loy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Loy was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with four RBI and a run.
In other batting news, Russell County got a massive performance out of Mayes Gosser, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Adam Walters was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Whitley County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Russell County, their record now sits at 20-8.
Whitley County might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Russell County in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Whitley County, Nathan Lawson (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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