Baseball Preview: Richmond Red Devils vs. East Central Trojans
The Richmond Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the East Central Trojans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Richmond will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run they dealt Union County on Thursday. Everything went Richmond's way against Union County as Richmond made off with an 11-5 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Richmond considering their two-run performance the game before.
Zander Juday made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Juday was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Weston Jones was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Wyatt Kier was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Central waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Knights onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory.
Like Richmond, East Central also got a great game from a two-way player: AJ Reynolds. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Reynolds has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Reynolds was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthew Roy, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Colin Harrill, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Richmond's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for East Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.
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