Baseball Preview: Richwood Lumberjacks vs. Liberty Raiders
The Richwood Lumberjacks will be playing at home against the Liberty Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Richwood, who comes in off a win.
Richwood never got on the board in their matchup last Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Mount View last Monday. They blew past the Golden Knights 15-4.
Trae Trivolette and Dalton Spencer made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Trivolette struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Spencer pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Trivolette scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Spencer scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Dakota Sizemore was a standout: he scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Jantuah, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 13-2 defeat at the hands of Nicholas County.
Richwood's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Richwood skirted past Liberty 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Richwood repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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