The Rickards Raiders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Madison County Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rickards' 11-3 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-1 walloping at the hands of Hamilton County on Monday.
Rickards saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shanyia Holmes, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Holmes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Madison County fell victim to Suwannee and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. Considering the last time Madison County couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Rickards' loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Madison County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Rickards has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Madison County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Rickards might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Madison County in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Madison County's JOSIE DRIGGERS, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Rickards knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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