Russell County won the last time they faced Monroe County, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Russell County Lakers blew past the Monroe County Falcons 11-1. That's two games straight that Russell County has won by exactly ten runs.
Trace Stringer was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Stringer was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Alden Brumley and Owen Loy did most of the damage at the plate: Brumley scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Loy scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Carter Stapp was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Russell County's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Monroe County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Russell County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Monroe County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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