Baseball Preview: Richmond Bobcats vs. Forest Hills Tigers
Richmond is 10-0 against Forest Hills since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Richmond Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Forest Hills Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richmond's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Buckfield 7-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Richmond.
Richmond got a big performance out of Kenny Mecham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of David Edwards, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills made easy work of Vinalhaven on Tuesday and carried off a 12-0 win. That's two games straight that Forest Hills has won by exactly 12 runs.
Richmond's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Forest Hills, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Everything went Richmond's way against Forest Hills in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Richmond made off with a 15-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richmond 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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