Richland County is 1-9 against Teutopolis since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tigers will head out to challenge the Wooden Shoes at 4:30 p.m. Richland County has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when Richland County challenged Farina South Central on Wednesday. The Tigers fell 12-8 to the Cougars.
Gavin Root was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Matthew Wenger, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Teutopolis entered their tilt with Altamont on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 8-0 win. The Wooden Shoes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Teutopolis pushed their record up to 23-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Richland County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13-1.
Richland County couldn't quite get it done against Teutopolis when the teams last played back in April as they fell 6-3. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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