The Russellville Panthers will challenge the Monroe County Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Russellville's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Monroe County has been banged up by 12 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Russellville will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Logan County, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Cougars 8-7 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Monroe County fell victim to Westmoreland and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 16-0 to the Eagles.
Monroe County's loss dropped their record down to 3-13-1. As for Russellville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Russellville took their victory against Monroe County when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 13-1 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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