Softball Recap: Richlands Wildcats vs. Swansboro Pirates
In what's become a running theme this season, Richlands gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past the Swansboro Pirates 10-3. Winning may never get old, but Richlands sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Makenzie Goin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Erin Thibault was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Megan Pittman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Swansboro's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katherine Cahall, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Richlands has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Swansboro, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Richlands will be playing at home against West Carteret at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Richlands is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Swansboro, they will be playing at home against Croatan at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Croatan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Swansboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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