Baseball Recap: Russell County Has No Trouble Against Park Crossing

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

03/20/25 @ Chattahoochee County	19
03/27/25 @ Park Crossing	14
03/22/25 @ Marion County	14
03/25/25 vs Park Crossing	12
03/01/25 vs Smiths Station	7

Russell County won against Park Crossing last Tuesday with 21 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Russell County blew past Park Crossing 21-7. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.

Shane Otipoby and Colton Armstrong made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Otipoby struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Armstrong tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Otipoby has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Otipoby scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Armstrong scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Russell County is 3-1 when Armstrong posts two or more runs, but 6-9 otherwise.

In other batting news, Jayden Bennett was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Russell County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-10 otherwise. Josh Sides also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Russell County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive games.

Russell County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-10. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Park Crossing, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.

Looking ahead, Russell County will be playing at home against Rehobeth at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rehobeth will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Russell County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Park Crossing, they will head out to challenge Carver Montgomery at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Carver Montgomery has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.73 runs per game on average), something Park Crossing will no doubt try to take advantage of.