Sadly, Russell Christian Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after seven games. They fell victim to a rough 16-3 loss at the hands of the Morton Panthers on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Russell Christian Academy of the 9-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
Russell Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Kimbrell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Morton's side, the team relied heavily on Allie Johnson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Avona Gammage, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Russell Christian Academy has fallen quite a ways from their 14-7 record last season and are now at 0-7. As for Morton, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Russell Christian Academy will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Brooklane Baptist at 7:00 p.m. Morton will take on Ethel at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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