Baseball Preview: Richards Bulldogs vs. Tinley Park Titans
Richards and Tinley Park are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Richards Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Tinley Park Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Richards is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Richards can't be too worried about heading out to take on Tinley Park: they just beat Evergreen Park at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Richards' pitcher stepped up to hand Evergreen Park a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Sean Cody made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Cody has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Cody was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Cody wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Escobedo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tinley Park came up short against Reavis on Tuesday and fell 5-1. Tinley Park has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Richards is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6-1 record this season. As for Tinley Park, their loss dropped their record down to 18-11.
Richards took their win against Tinley Park in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richards since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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