Tuesday just wasn't the day for Rickards's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-0 walloping at the hands of the North Florida Christian Eagles on Tuesday. Rickards has not had much luck with North Florida Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Rickards saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shanyia Holmes, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
On North Florida Christian's side, Gabrielle Hughes made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hughes has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hughes was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Victoria Swain was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Reece Sparkman was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Rickards' defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for North Florida Christian, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8.
Rickards will take on Maclay at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Rickards has given up an average of 14.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for North Florida Christian, they will be playing at home against Hamilton County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hamilton County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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