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05/17/24 - Home | 3-5 L |
04/19/24 - Away | 0-10 L |
05/03/23 - Home | 3-2 W |
05/15/21 - Away | 7-9 L |
05/06/21 - Home | 10-7 W |
05/29/15 - Neutral | 11-1 W |
South Warren and Russell County are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Spartans will host the Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Warren comes in on four and Russell County on three.
South Warren is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Barren County, who was ranked 15th at the time (South Warren was ranked eighth). The Spartans' pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 3-0 shutout on Thursday.
Jacob Lobb looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Jaxen Decker was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
South Warren hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive matchups.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Russell County and Wayne County had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Lakers were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over the Cardinals on Thursday. The Lakers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by six runs or more this season.
South Warren pushed their record up to 26-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Russell County, their victory bumped their record up to 22-11.
South Warren couldn't quite finish off Russell County when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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