Russell County had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 18-10 to make it four. They fell just short of the Barren County Trojans by a score of 6-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-2 back in March.
As for Barren County, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 20-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games.
For Barren County's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Reece, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Reece has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. JP Hyde was another, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Coming up, Russell County will square off against Elizabethtown at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Barren County, they will challenge Logan County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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