For the second straight game, Irving will face off against Richardson. The Tigers will host the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Irving has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Richardson will arrive with four straight victories.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Irving's offense. They came up short against Richardson on Tuesday, falling 10-0. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
For Richardson's part, the team relied heavily on Cason Cage, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, one triple, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave Cage a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Belanger, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Richardson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Richardson's win bumped their record up to 9-4-2. As for Irving, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13-1.
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