Baseball Recap: Richfield Wildcats vs. Pine View Panthers
Richfield lost against Pine View back in March of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Richfield Wildcats fell just short of the Pine View Panthers by a score of 11-9. Richfield has not had much luck with Pine View recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Slate Reitz was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jess Curtis was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Pine View's side, they got a great performance from Robbie Cardone as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nash Schroeder, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Andrew Shakespeare, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Richfield's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Pine View, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Richfield will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Juab at 3:00 p.m. Juab will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Richfield surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pine View, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Crimson Cliffs at 7:30 p.m. Pine View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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