Richwoods and Dunlap are an even 3-3-1 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Richwoods Knights will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Dunlap Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
Richwoods lost 9-2 to Galesburg on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Dunlap can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They put the hurt on Springfield with a sharp 13-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Dunlap sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Christian Ferrari and Davis Weeks were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Ferrari pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Weeks tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ferrari has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Ferrari went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Weeks went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Michanicou, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Drew Thiel, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Richwoods dropped their record down to 14-16 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Dunlap, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season.
Richwoods couldn't quite finish off Dunlap when the teams last played back in March and fell 6-4. Can Richwoods avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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