The Richland County Tigers will take on the Centralia Orphans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Richland County took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Carmi-White County, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Tigers had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 5-4. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by just one run.
Richland County's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaiya Seessengood, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. Another was Miranda Dowty, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Centralia ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They skirted past Murphysboro 5-4. The victory was familiar territory for the Orphans, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Centralia's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Richland County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
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