Richmond-Burton was the 6-5 winner over Cary-Grove when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Richmond-Burton Rockets fell just short of the Cary-Grove Trojans by a score of 9-7 on Saturday. Richmond-Burton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gabby Hird and Rebecca Lanz stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hird went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double, while Lanz scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emerson Herrick, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Richmond-Burton's defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Cary-Grove, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15.
Richmond-Burton is on the road again on Monday to play Marengo at 4:30 p.m. Richmond-Burton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Marengo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cary-Grove, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Huntley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Huntley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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