The Richland County Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Cisne Runnin' Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richland County barely beat Fairfield the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Mules on Tuesday. Eight seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Keagan Puckett
| 03/28/25 @ Centralia | 4 |
| 04/01/25 @ Fairfield | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs North Clay/Clay City | 1 |
Keagan Puckett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has become a key player for Richland County: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise.
At the plate, Richland County got a big performance out of Carter Blank, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. That stolen base was Blank's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Root, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Richland County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .515. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Cisne was able to grind out a solid win over Altamont on Tuesday, taking the game 7-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Runnin' Lions.
Richland County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Cisne, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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