After four games on the road, Ironton is heading back home. They will take on the Russell Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ironton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Russell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ironton can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Blazer a 9-0 shutout.
Russell lost 11-5 to East Carter on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for Russell in their matchups with East Carter: they've now lost four in a row.
Russell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Frasure, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Mitchell, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Ironton's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Russell, their loss dropped their record down to 9-21-1.
Ironton skirted past Russell 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Ironton repeat their success, or does Russell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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