The Richlands Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the White Oak Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Richlands is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Richlands will bounce into Thursday's match after beating White Oak, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Richlands' way against White Oak on Wednesday as Richlands made off with an 11-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Richlands considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Hayden Turner made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Turner was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Walker Smith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Chris Pyles was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Richlands' victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16. As for White Oak, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
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