Richland County and Marshall are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Richland County Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Marshall Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Richland County will be strutting in after a victory while Marshall will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Richland County was able to grind out a solid win over Mt. Carmel, taking the game 11-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Richland County.
Ian Winkler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Winkler was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jacob Beard was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Owen Cycholl was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Marshall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 11-0 to Teutopolis.
Marshall saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was RJ Mattas, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Richland County's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Richland County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Marshall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Richland County came up short against Marshall in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Can Richland County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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