Richmond had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Union Pines Vikings a 10-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Richmond, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Richmond's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Union Pines, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-12.
Richmond will be playing in front of their home fans against Hoke County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Richmond is facing Hoke County at the right time seeing as Hoke County is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Union Pines, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Lee County at 6:00 p.m. Lee County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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