Baseball Preview: Richwood Lumberjacks vs. James Monroe Mavericks
The Richwood Lumberjacks are on the road again on Friday to play the James Monroe Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. Richwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Richwood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Tygarts Valley on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to the Bulldogs.
Richwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dakota Sizemore, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, James Monroe stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Princeton with a sharp 15-7 win. The victory was familiar territory for James Monroe who now have five in a row.
Carson Koen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Koen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hudson Boggess was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Justin Feamster was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Richwood's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for James Monroe, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Friday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Richwood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .344. However, it's not like James Monroe struggles in that department as they've averaged .344. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Richwood might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from James Monroe in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of James Monroe's Bryce Neel, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Richwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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