Richmond lost against South Dearborn on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Richmond Red Devils lost 12-2 to the South Dearborn Knights. The defeat continues a trend for Richmond in their matchups with South Dearborn: they've now lost six in a row.
Richmond saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haley Pipenger, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On South Dearborn's side, Riley Lagaly made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Lagaly has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lagaly was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lauren Musgrove, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Claire Elliott, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Richmond's loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1. As for South Dearborn, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-7.
Richmond will head out on the road to face off against Hamilton Southeastern at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hamilton Southeastern's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Richmond's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Dearborn, they will head out on the road to square off against Franklin County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Dearborn is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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