Rickards never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past the Jefferson County Tigers 24-0. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won seven in a row.
Mishael Agbali
| 03/20/25 vs Jefferson County | 9 |
| 02/21/25 vs Wakulla Christian School | 8 |
| 03/07/24 vs Jefferson County | 6 |
| 04/11/24 @ Gadsden County | 5 |
| 02/29/24 @ Jefferson County | 3 |
Mishael Agbali made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Jayden Jones and Jahmir Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Jones went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Williams scored four runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Rickards is 3-1 when Jones posts two or more runs, but 1-9 otherwise. Damon Fraizer-Harris was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases.
Rickards always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Rickards' record is now 4-10. As for Jefferson County, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-9.
Looking ahead, Rickards will face off against Menendez at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Jefferson County, they will square off against Franklin County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson County has given up an average of 10.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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