Richfield unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Duchesne Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their loss to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in March of 2022.
Hayden Reed was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Jess Curtis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Coming up, Richfield will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge Millard at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Duchesne, they will face off against San Juan at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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