Russell fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Greenup County on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Greenup County Musketeers by a score of 6-5. Russell was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Greenup County apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Audrey Patel spent all 8.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned runs on eight hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 18 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ava Howard made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Honaker, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Russell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Greenup County's side, they also let their pitcher toss all nine innings and she was also dialed-in: Josey Kegley gave up five earned runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Skyler Lawrence was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Adrian Wells, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Russell's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for Greenup County, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-4.
Russell will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against South Webster at 12:00 p.m. South Webster's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Russell's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Greenup County, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Raceland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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