The Russell Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Point Pointers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Russell will be strutting in after a win while South Point will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Russell sidestepped Paintsville for a 3-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Russell.
Russell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Hankins, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, South Point was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Lewis County by a score of 4-2.
Russell's win bumped their record up to 9-19. As for South Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.
Russell beat South Point 5-1 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was South Point's Brayden Hanshaw, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Russell still be able to contain Hanshaw? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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