Richland County is 0-6 against Casey-Westfield since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Richland County Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Casey-Westfield Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Richland County comes in on four and Casey-Westfield on 15.
While Richland County has not struggled against Mt. Carmel recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Richland County came out on top against Mt. Carmel by a score of 13-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Richland County let Rylee Bloomer and Taylor Bloomer loose on the outfield. Bloomer scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Bloomer went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI. Bloomer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ashtin Mccormick, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Casey-Westfield put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season in their third game on Saturday. They never let Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] onto the board and left with an 11-0 win.
Casey-Westfield let Ava Goble and Tristan Ring loose on the outfield. Goble went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Ring went 2-for-2 with a home run and three runs. Megan Cribelar was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Richland County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Casey-Westfield, their victory bumped their record up to 22-1.
Monday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Richland County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. However, it's not like Casey-Westfield struggles in that department as they've averaged .454. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Richland County might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Casey-Westfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Richland County, Paige Cutright (who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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