The Richmond Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Franklin Patriots at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Richmond is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, Richmond was able to grind out a solid win over Yale, taking the game 7-2.
Meanwhile, Franklin hadn't done well against Canton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Patriots' pitchers stepped up to hand the Cobras a 4-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Corbin Kozlowski tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Davis, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one double. He has been hot, having posted three or more hits the last seven times he's played.
Franklin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .343 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Richmond pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin, their record now sits at 13-1-1.
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