After a string of five wins, Richmond's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the East Mecklenburg Eagles by a score of 6-4.
For East Mecklenburg's part, Gabriel Johnson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew White, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Richmond's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for East Mecklenburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Richmond will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Myers Park at 7:00 p.m. Myers Park will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for East Mecklenburg, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Central Academy at 1:00 p.m. Central Academy hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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