The Vallejo Redhawks will head out to challenge the Richmond Oilers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Vallejo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 29 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Emery on Friday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Richmond came up short against Bethel on Monday, falling 35-7.
Vallejo has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6-1 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.5 runs over those games. As for Richmond, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Vallejo's way against Richmond in their previous meeting back in March, as Vallejo made off with a 20-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Redhawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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