The New Richmond Lions will challenge the Fairfield Indians at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. New Richmond is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
New Richmond's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Bethel-Tate 13-0. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won eight in a row.
Isabelle Rae Hartigan
| 05/08/25 vs Bethel-Tate | 3 |
| 04/23/25 @ Goshen | 2 |
| 04/23/24 @ Western Brown | 2 |
| 04/17/24 vs Goshen | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Batavia | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Isabelle Rae Hartigan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Morgan Catron was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
New Richmond was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Fairfield was able to grind out a solid win over Lakota West on Friday, taking the game 8-4.
Fairfield has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for New Richmond, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
New Richmond came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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