The Richwood Lumberjacks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the River View Raiders 17-15. That's two games straight that the Lumberjacks have won by exactly two runs.

Parker Giles
05/12/25 vs River View | 3 |
05/01/25 @ Greenbrier West | 2 |
04/29/25 @ Midland Trail | 1 |
04/09/25 vs Midland Trail | 1 |
03/21/25 vs Webster County | 1 |
Parker Giles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Grady Hall was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Richwood's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Jenkins, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs.
Richwood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for River View, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Coming up, Richwood will head out on the road to square off against Webster County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. River View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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