The West Morgan Rebels will venture away from home to face off against the Russellville Golden Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Russellville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on West Morgan, who comes in off a win.
West Morgan took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against Good Hope, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Rebels' pitchers stepped up to hand the Raiders a 1-0 shutout on Monday.
Meanwhile, Russellville came up short against Wilson on Monday and fell 6-3. The Golden Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ticelee Gholston and Bri McCulloch stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gholston scored a run while going 2-for-3, while McCulloch scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
West Morgan's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-19-1. As for Russellville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-20.
West Morgan came out on top in a nail-biter against Russellville in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 10-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rebels since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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