The Richland Raiders will face off against the East Robertson Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Richland fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Loretto on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Raiders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, East Robertson had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 16-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
East Robertson pushed their record up to 14-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Richland, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
Richland couldn't quite finish off East Robertson in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 and fell 2-0. Will the Raiders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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