The Rich Township Raptors will head out on the road to face off against the Hillcrest Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Monday, Rich Township suffered a tough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Bremen. Rich Township has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rich Township saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Portillo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest fell victim to Leo and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-0 walloping at the hands of the Lions.
Rich Township's loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1. As for Hillcrest, their defeat was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Rich Township's way against Hillcrest in their previous matchup back in May of 2016 as Rich Township made off with a 17-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rich Township 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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