Russell County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Smiths Station, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Russell County Warriors put the hurt on the Smiths Station Panthers with a sharp 8-1 win on Saturday. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 12-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Seth Erickson
| 03/01/25 vs Smiths Station | 8 |
| 02/22/25 @ Central | 6 |
| 04/05/24 vs Northside | 5 |
| 03/13/24 @ Wetumpka | 8 |
Seth Erickson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Bennett, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Shane Otipoby also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Russell County and bumps their season record up to 2-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Smiths Station, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Russell County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Smiths Station: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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