The Russell Red Devils will head out to take on the Pike County Central Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Russell turned things around against West Carter on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Comets a 12-0 shutout. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Karson Hale
| 05/08/26 vs West Carter | 6 |
| 03/24/26 @ Fairland | 4 |
| 05/02/26 vs Chesapeake | 3 |
| 04/17/26 @ Blazer | 2 |
| 04/14/26 vs Lewis County | 2 |
Karson Hale was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Ava Howard was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Maddilyn Floyd also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Russell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Pike County Central got the win against Martin County on Friday by a conclusive 17-1. That looming 17-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hawks yet this season.
Russell's record is now 9-19. As for Pike County Central, their record now sits at 11-22-1.
Everything went Russell's way against Pike County Central in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Russell made off with a 15-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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