The Russell Red Devils will face off against the Moniteau Warriors at 8:30 a.m. on Monday. Russell's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Moniteau's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Russell easily dispatched Model on Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Russell fell just short of Rowan County by a score of 7-5 on Saturday. The contest marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Russell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Whitt, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Whitt has posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Moniteau lost 11-1 to St. John on Sunday.
Moniteau's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Russell, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
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