Richfield is 1-9 against Carbon since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Richfield Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Carbon Dinos at 3:00 p.m. Richfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Richfield is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 13-2 to Manti.
Richfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Kirschner, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Carbon entered their tilt with Emery with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Spartans on Friday. Four seems to be a good number for Carbon as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Maizen Prichard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up 15 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Michael Vigil, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Richfield's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Carbon, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
Richfield suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Carbon in their previous matchup back in March. Can Richfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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