The Richlands Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Richlands will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Richlands can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past White Oak 15-0.
Addi Andrews was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Andrews has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Andrews was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tashi Allen was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Reagan Stapleton was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Swansboro has not done well against West Carteret recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Swansboro won by a run and slipped past West Carteret 5-4. The win was just what Swansboro needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior contest.
Addison McMillan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits. She also set a new season high mark in ERA with .000.
On the hitting side, Swansboro's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Katherine Cahall, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jordyn Williams, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Richlands is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Swansboro, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Everything went Richlands' way against Swansboro in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Richlands made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richlands since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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