Russell/Victoria had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Everything went their way against the Cimarron Bluejays on Friday as Russell/Victoria made off with a 15-7 victory.
Pierce Schoenberger made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Schoenberger was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Rohr, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. Max Evans was another key player, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-5.
Russell/Victoria was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cimarron only posted a batting average of .222.
Russell/Victoria will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cimarron: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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