Richland County came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Lawrenceville Indians by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4. This was payback for Richland County, who suffered a 6-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Colby Redman, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Rylan Hancock was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Richland County pushed their record up to 11-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lawrenceville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-11-1.
Richland County will stay at home for another game and welcome Paris at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Richland County is facing Paris at the right time seeing as Paris is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lawrenceville, they are on the road again on Friday to play Vincennes Rivet at 6:00 p.m. Lawrenceville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Vincennes Rivet's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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