Baseball Recap: Richardson's Winning Streak Snapped at Five Games

It was a good run, but Richardson unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Irving Tigers. Surprisingly, this marked the sixth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.

Cal Attel

Batters Struck Out

03/21/25 vs Irving	5
03/18/25 @ Irving	1
04/23/24 @ Dallas Jesuit	5

Richardson got a good showing from Cal Attel, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Attel posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.

On the hitting side, Richardson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Hayes, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Richardson's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-8-1. As for Irving, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-12-1.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Richardson is set to take on their familiar foe Nimitz at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Richardson 3.8, Nimitz 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Irving will square off against rival Pearce at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.