The Richland Northeast Cavaliers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Pelion Panthers at 6:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Richland Northeast suffered a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Lugoff-Elgin. Richland Northeast has struggled against Lugoff-Elgin recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Richland Northeast saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayson Nash, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pelion scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wagener-Salley a 20-0 shutout. The win was just what Pelion needed coming off of a 10-4 loss in their prior contest.
JD Van Buren made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Van Buren was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Pelion let Todd Foster and Carlos Rivera loose on the outfield. Foster went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles, while Rivera scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Pelinski, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3.
Richland Northeast now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Pelion, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-5.
Richland Northeast might still be hurting after the 14-5 defeat they got from Pelion when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Richland Northeast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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