The Bath County Wildcats will face off against the Russell Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Bath County is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since April 20th on Tuesday. They fell just short of East Carter by a score of 5-3. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Russell, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Fleming County on Tuesday. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Bella Hall, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Howard, who earned two runs and four stolen bases.
Bath County's loss dropped their record down to 22-13. As for Russell, their victory bumped their record up to 10-21.
Bath County came up short against Russell in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 11-8. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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