Softball Recap: Richards Makes It Nine in a Row on the Road

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Blue Island Eisenhower	20
04/29/25 @ Thornton Fractional South	18
03/31/25 vs Rich Township	15
05/08/25 @ Hillcrest	14
04/24/25 vs Thornton Fractional North	14

Richards had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over the Evergreen Park Mustangs. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by seven runs or more this season.

Richards' victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-9. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Evergreen Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-13.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Richards is set to challenge their familiar foe Bremen at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Evergreen Park will take on rival Hillcrest at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.