The Russia Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Mohawk Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Russia finally turned things around against Fairlawn on Monday. Everything went Russia's way against Fairlawn as Russia made off with a 21-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Russia considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Mohawk won against Upper Sandusky on Wednesday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Mohawk blew past Colonel Crawford 13-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mohawk.
Emily Brickner made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Brickner has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brickner was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Katie Woodland was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Mallory Brickner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The victory got Russia back to even at 5-5. As for Mohawk, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
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