The Russell County Lakers will challenge the Southwestern Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Russell County is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Russell County blew Somerset out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Somerset got their revenge. The Lakers fell just short of the Briar Jumpers by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Lakers have lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Southwestern made easy work of McCreary Central on Tuesday and carried off an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Southwestern got a massive performance out of Pierce Jasper, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run. That home run marked the first that Jasper has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Couch, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Southwestern pushed their record up to 11-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Russell County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
Russell County skirted past Southwestern 8-6 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Lakers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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