Richland is 1-6 against St. Andrew's Episcopal since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Richland Rangers will look to defend their home pitch against the St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richland will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Lawrence County on Tuesday. Richland blew past Lawrence County 8-1. The Rangers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Lawrence County from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. MattieBelle Tagert led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's Episcopal kept a clean sheet against South Jones on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Braves. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
St. Andrew's Episcopal pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those six matches. As for Richland, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7-1.
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