Baseball Recap: Richwoods Continues Home Dominance on Wednesday

Richwoods took a seven-run defeat the last time they faced off against Galesburg, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Knights came out on top in a nail-biter against the Silver Streaks on Wednesday, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since April 23rd.

Knights

Previous 5 Games (Home)

05/21/25 vs Galesburg	3-2
05/14/25 vs Normal West	5-1
05/10/25 vs Peoria Christian	6-0
05/09/25 vs Urbana	7-2
05/05/25 vs Centennial	5-0

Richwoods' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-11. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Galesburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-19.

Richwoods and Galesburg should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Knights will take on Pekin at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (175 vs. 375). Meanwhile, Galesburg (ranked 163rd) will meet Pontiac (ranked 351st) at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.