Russell County can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Clinton County Bulldogs as the Russell County Lakers made off with a 9-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Russell County who now have eight in a row.
Trace Stringer was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Stringer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Stringer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ayden McGowan was incredible, going 3-for-4 with six RBI, a stolen base, and a double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Carter Stapp, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Clinton County's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Thrasher, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Clinton County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Russell County only tossed six.
Russell County pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Clinton County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.
Russell County will head out on the road to square off against Metcalfe County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Russell County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Metcalfe County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Clinton County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Casey County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Clinton County is facing Casey County at the right time seeing as Casey County is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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