Baseball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Russia

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 vs Fairlawn	22
04/24/25 @ Fairlawn	15
04/14/25 @ Houston	12
06/05/25 vs Cedarville	11
06/05/25 @ Cedarville	11

Russia waltzed into their matchup on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Graham Local Falcons 8-2. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.

Russia's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-10. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Graham Local, with the defeat, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-11.

Russia and Graham Local are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Raiders will face off against Minster at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Russia 3.3, the Wildcats 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Graham Local, they are taking a road trip to square off against Lynchburg-Clay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games the Mustangs have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.