Baseball Recap: Richland Rangers vs. Pass Christian Pirates
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Richland walked away with it. They never let the Pass Christian Pirates onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Friday. Winning may never get old, but Richland sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Ethan Keen and Blake Ferguson made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Keen tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ferguson didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Keen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Keen scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Ferguson got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jessie Perkins, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Richland is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Pass Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-17.
Richland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pass Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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