It was a good run, but Richards unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 15-3 loss at the hands of the Fayetteville Lions. Richards has not had much luck with Fayetteville recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
OWEN PIERSALL made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Fayetteville's side, Jack Schley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Schley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schley was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Keagan Supak and Kole Schmitt did most of the damage at the plate: Supak scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Schmitt scored a run while going 3-for-4. Supak has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brody Dooley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Richards' defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Fayetteville, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.
While Richards had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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