Southwestern and Russell County are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Southwestern Warriors will be playing at home against the Russell County Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Southwestern's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Russell County has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
In what's become a running theme this season, Southwestern gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They put the hurt on Lincoln County with a sharp 15-5 win. That's two games straight that Southwestern has won by exactly ten runs.
Jordyn McDonald made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). McDonald was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Jayla Singleton looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kylie Dalton, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with six RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Whitescarver, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Russell County came up short against South Laurel on Friday and fell 10-7.
Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Russell County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything went Southwestern's way against Russell County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Southwestern made off with an 11-1 victory. Will Southwestern repeat their success, or does Russell County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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