The Russell County Warriors will head out to take on the Troup County Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Russell County and Rehobeth, and Rehobeth kept the tradition alive. The Warriors fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 7-6 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Troup County had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 13-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Troup County pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Russell County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Russell County suffered a grim 20-10 defeat to Troup County in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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