The Richards Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Berwyn/Cicero Morton Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Richards' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Berwyn/Cicero Morton has been banged up by 13 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Richards will bounce into Friday's match after beating Lemont, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Richards came out on top in a nail-biter against Lemont on Thursday and snuck past 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Brandon Edwards, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Berwyn/Cicero Morton might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-6 to De La Salle, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Richards is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Berwyn/Cicero Morton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Everything went Richards' way against Berwyn/Cicero Morton when the teams last played on April 6th as Richards made off with a 7-0 win. Will Richards repeat their success, or does Berwyn/Cicero Morton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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