Richlands came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Croatan Cougars a 3-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Richlands, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Makenzie Goin, who gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Croatan off the board. Goin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Erin Thibault, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of LeNayah Jackson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Richlands has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Croatan, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Richlands will head out on the road to take on White Oak at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Richlands is facing White Oak at the right time seeing as White Oak is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Croatan, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Dixon at 6:00 p.m. Dixon is coming into the matchup with eight straight victories on the road, so Croatan will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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