Richmond-Burton extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 4-12 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Sandwich Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-4 on Monday.
As for Sandwich, the win got them back to even at 9-9. The victory was familiar territory for they, who have now won four matchups in a row.
For Sandwich's part, Braden Behringer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. Behringer has become a key player for the Indians: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-8 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Griffin Somlock, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Richmond-Burton will welcome Woodstock North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Sandwich, they will be playing at home against Wilmington at 4:40 p.m. on Thursday. The Wildcats' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Indians' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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