The Russell County Lakers are taking a road trip to challenge the Logan County Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Russell County sitting on four straight victories and Logan County on three.
Russell County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Metcalfe County on Friday as they made off with an 18-2 win. The Lakers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Logan County was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They had just enough and edged out Kirkwood 4-3.
Ty'Sean Thomeczek made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Thomeczek was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double.
In other pitching news, Landon Gregory looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
Thomeczek wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Holloway, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Holloway a new career-high.
Russell County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Logan County, their record now sits at 11-5.
Russell County came up short against Logan County when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 10-5. Can the Lakers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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