The Southwestern Warriors will head out to square off against the Russell County Lakers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Southwestern made easy work of McCreary Central and carried off an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Southwestern got a massive performance out of Pierce Jasper, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run. That home run was Jasper's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jackson Couch, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Meanwhile, Russell County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Somerset. That's two games in a row now that the Lakers have lost by exactly two runs.
Russell County's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Southwestern, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Southwestern couldn't quite finish off Russell County in their previous meeting back in March and fell 8-6. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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