Richland stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Lawrence County Cougars 11-1. The win was familiar territory for Richland who now have seven in a row.
Ethan Keen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Keen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Keen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Blake Ferguson was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jasper Moorhead, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Lawrence County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Case, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Richland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Lawrence County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8-1.
Richland will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Florence at 2:00 p.m. Richland knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past seven games -- so hopefully Florence likes a good challenge. As for Lawrence County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mendenhall at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lawrence County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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