In what's become a running theme this season, Richland gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past the McComb Tigers 13-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Richland.
Blake Ferguson was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Ferguson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ferguson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Richland got a massive performance out of Jasper Moorhead, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Moorhead has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jessie Perkins was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On McComb's side, Ryan Harvey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Richland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for McComb, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Richland will square off against Lawrence County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Richland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for McComb, they will head out on the road to face off against Raymond at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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