Richmond made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Carrabec, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bobcats fell just short of the Cobras by a score of 16-14 on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (ten), the Bobcats still had to take the loss.
Aubrey Swift was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Swift was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Emma Valley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Brooklyn Hooper was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Richmond and nudges their season record down to 1-3. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Carrabec, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Richmond will challenge rival Forest Hills at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Carrabec is set to square off against their familiar foe Telstar at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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