Baseball Recap: Richmond Red Devils vs. Muncie Central Bearcats
Richmond stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Muncie Central Bearcats 8-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Richmond also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Jayvian Burdette and D'Shaun Harper made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Burdette tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Harper didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. At bat, Burdette scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Harper scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zander Juday, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Richmond's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Muncie Central, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Richmond will take on Pendleton Heights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pendleton Heights: 3.8, Richmond: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Muncie Central, they will be playing at home against Lapel at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lapel's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Muncie Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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