New Richmond is 10-0 against Batavia since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The New Richmond Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Batavia Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Richmond has six straight victories, Batavia has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
New Richmond can't be too worried about heading out to take on Batavia: they just beat Williamsburg at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. New Richmond sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Williamsburg on Thursday.
Izzie Carroll spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Kiera Kirk was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Batavia had to settle for a 13-12 defeat against Clinton-Massie on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (11), Batavia still had to take the loss.
Jenna Hillard was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Taylor Bowling, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
New Richmond's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Batavia, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
New Richmond skirted past Batavia 2-0 in their previous matchup last Monday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Batavia's Tegan Hughbanks, who pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will New Richmond still be able to contain Hughbanks? There's only one way to find out.
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