Raceland won the last time they faced Russell, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Raceland Rams came out on top in a nail-biter against the Russell Red Devils and snuck past 5-4. That's two games straight that Raceland has won by just one run.
Kadin Shore made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Shore was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Bloss, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
On Russell's side, Parker Mitchell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Raceland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Russell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-19.
Raceland will be playing in front of their home fans against Huntington at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Raceland will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Russell, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-3 victory vs. Morgan County on the 2nd.
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