Russellville had lost 29 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-14 to make it 30. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Caverna Colonels. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Colonels this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 on Tuesday.
As for Caverna, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-15. Five seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Caverna's part, Connor Ray was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Ray a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple.
In other batting news, Taviane Alexander was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Zandon Corn also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Coming up, Russellville will head out on the road to challenge Fort Campbell at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers are facing the Falcons at the right time seeing as the Falcons are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Caverna, they will face off against Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Colonels' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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