Richlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 9-4 to the West Carteret Patriots. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Richlands of the 11-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Richlands got a good showing from Jack Leary, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Richlands saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Turner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On West Carteret's side, the team relied heavily on Josh Johnson, who went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Pavy, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Richlands' loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for West Carteret, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-10.
Richlands will be playing in front of their home fans against Croatan at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Croatan is coming into the matchup with four straight wins on the road, so Richlands will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for West Carteret, they will face off against South Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Central's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so West Carteret's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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