Visitation was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Richfield Spartans by a score of 7-6. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Visitation of the 9-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
For Richfield's part, Ava Scanlon was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Nickell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Visitation's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Richfield, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Visitation will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Maranatha Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. Maranatha Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Visitation's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Richfield, they will head out on the road to take on Edina at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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