After losing to Raceland the last time they met, Russell decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Russell Red Devils narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Raceland Rams 8-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Russell.
Audrey Patel made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up six earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Patel has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Patel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Lili Smith was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Karson Honaker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Russell's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Raceland, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-1.
Russell will take on Blazer at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Russell is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Raceland, they will head out on the road to take on Chesapeake at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Raceland's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Chesapeake's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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